DemoChicks

Name

DemoChicks

Legal name

DemoChicks

Website

https://demochicks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth STEM Mentorship and ACE Career Exploration

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic Enrichment Camps (General Studies) (EDAMALAB), Robotics & Engineering Summer Camps / Bootcamps (EDAMADAF)

Keywords

• Youth STEM mentorship
• Women in construction
• ACE career exploration
• College scholarships STEM
• Nonprofit mentoring programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DemoChicks is a nonprofit organization that empowers young women, particularly women of color, to pursue nontraditional careers in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE). It delivers free multi-month mentoring cohorts (Build Girls Up), $1,000–$5,000 scholarships for college-bound and college-enrolled students in ACE/STEM fields, hands-on STEM workshops in elementary schools, construction site visits, and the annual Breaking Barriers fundraising gala. Programs are offered at no cost to participants and funded through donations, sponsorships, and event proceeds.

Product overview

DemoChicks is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of mentorship, scholarship, and educational programs designed to empower young women of color to pursue careers in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE). The core offerings include Build Girls Up (a 9-month mentoring program with up to $5,000 scholarship potential), the Scholarship Program 2026 ($1,000 awards for STEM majors), and Women in STEM Signing Day. Supporting programs include DemoChicks On-Site (construction site visits), DemoChicks Ambassadors (college student mentorship), and DemoChicks On-Location (elementary school workshops). The annual Breaking Barriers Gala serves as the primary fundraising and recognition event. Together, these programs create a pipeline from elementary school through college graduation, combining financial support with professional mentorship and hands-on career exposure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Build Girls Up

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Success in ChallengescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDemoChicks partnered with Success in Challenges' after-school program to deliver a series of five workshops held at Northpointe Apartments. These workshops introduced girls to ACE/STEM concepts and hands-on learning activities during winter 2024.
• Clark ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineers from Clark Construction joined DemoChicks' Chief DemoChick during Women in Construction Week 2024 at Cabrillo High School to share construction stories and experiences with students.
• Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOLAA served as the venue for the Breaking Barriers 2026 gala and hosted DemoChicks' STEAM summer camp in July 2022, where thirty students learned about non-traditional career paths.
• CSULB College of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Jinny Rhee, Dean of CSULB College of Engineering, serves on the DemoChicks Board of Directors. The organization works with the college for Women in STEM Signing Day celebrations and broader STEM engagement initiatives.
• PCL ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBreana Weaver, Manager of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at PCL Construction, serves on the DemoChicks Board of Directors. PCL Construction engages with DemoChicks programs and events.
• Long Beach City Council / Mayor Rex RichardsonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDemoChicks Build Girls Up cohort was recognized during the Long Beach City Council meeting in March 2026 and presented with a certificate from Mayor Rex Richardson in recognition of Women in Construction Week.

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Girls Who Code: National nonprofit working to close the gender gap in technology through club programs, summer immersion, and college-loops mentoring for girls. Similar pipeline architecture to DemoChicks (school programs → college support), though concentrated on computer science rather than construction/engineering.
• Hard Hatted Women: Nonprofit focused on helping women pursue careers in construction and other skilled trades. Like DemoChicks, it addresses women entering nontraditional construction careers through mentoring, training, and advocacy, although it does not specialize specifically in girls of color.
• ACE Mentor Program: National nonprofit that mentors high school students in architecture, construction, and engineering — the same ACE focus as DemoChicks. ACE Mentor runs after-school programs, scholarships, and competitions, making it the most direct functional peer, although at substantially larger national scale.
• Million Women Mentors: National movement mobilizing mentors to support girls and women in STEM and STEM-related careers. Closely aligned with DemoChicks' mentoring-driven model for girls in STEM, though it operates as a coalition across many STEM sectors rather than a single program provider.
• Black Girls CODE: Nonprofit that introduces girls of color to technology and STEM fields through workshops, mentoring, and exposure programs. Highly comparable to DemoChicks in its target audience (girls/women of color) and STEM enrichment mission, though focused on software/tech rather than construction/engineering.

Broad incumbents

• Society of Women Engineers (SWE): Largest national organization advocating for women in engineering and engineering-related fields, with K-12 outreach, scholarships, and mentoring. SWE is a broad incumbent with overlapping mission (women in engineering) and pipeline-building activity, but it spans all engineering disciplines and career stages.
• Girls Inc. National nonprofit operating after-school and mentoring programs that empower girls, including strong STEM exposure. Girls Inc. is a broader incumbent that overlaps with DemoChicks on mentoring/STEM-for-girls programming but operates nationally and across many career paths, not specialized in ACE.
• National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC): Trade association for women in construction offering education, networking, and career advancement. NAWIC is comparable to DemoChicks in targeting women in construction careers, but operates as a member association serving adult professionals rather than a youth pipeline.

Others

• Women in Construction Week (NAWIC campaign): Annual industry-wide campaign hosted by NAWIC that DemoChicks actively participates in through Women in Construction Week events at Cabrillo High School. Comparable as a programmatic/awareness event peer rather than a competing nonprofit, illustrating the ecosystem of women-in-construction initiatives DemoChicks plugs into.
• National Demolition Association (NDA): Trade association for the demolition industry that has featured DemoChicks on its podcast and shares the demolition-industry connection through founder Robin Thorne. Not a direct programmatic peer, but a relevant industry stakeholder and channel partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/demochicks
• Instagraminstagram.com/demochicks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/demochicks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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