Gabi's - Powered by Special Abilities

What Gabi's - Powered by Special Abilities does

Gabi's Workforce is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that creates employment for people with special abilities while selling commercial staffing and fulfillment services. Its service portfolio includes onsite staffing, kitting and assembly, pick-pack-ship, labeling and rebranding, e-commerce fulfillment, and warehousing or storage, delivered at the client's site or Gabi's facility. It primarily serves e-commerce and retail businesses, with mission-aligned employers as a secondary segment.

The operating model uses standard warehousing, packaging, and logistics processes; the input discloses no proprietary technology platform, API, SDK, or AI/ML system. Gabi's also operates the Gabi's Grounds consumer line, including coffee, K-Cups, gift boxes, apparel, and other merchandise. Products are sold through owned e-commerce, monthly coffee subscriptions, and regional grocery retail, while donations and fundraising events support the nonprofit.

Customer acquisition is primarily direct and community-led: the organization reaches businesses through outreach, events, speaking engagements, media, and inclusion-oriented networking, while consumers can buy products online. Commercial revenue comes from fulfillment and staffing engagements, one-time product purchases, and recurring subscriptions; donations and event sponsorships provide nonprofit funding. Pricing is unit-based or subscription-based, with coffee subscriptions beginning at $13.50 per month.

Name

Gabi's - Powered by Special Abilities

Legal name

Gabi's Workforce

Website

https://poweredbygabis.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gabi’s Workforce is a Raleigh-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides onsite staffing, warehousing, kitting, labeling, and e-commerce fulfillment to businesses while employing people with special abilities. It also sells coffee, subscriptions, gifts, and merchandise through e-commerce and regional retail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Enterprise Fulfillment and Staffing Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Management & Scheduling Outsourcing (Non-payroll) (BPACAKAJ), Manufacturing & Production Line Staffing (BPACAEAC)

Keywords

• Fulfillment services
• Staffing solutions
• Ecommerce fulfillment
• Kitting and assembly
• Warehousing and storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh, North Carolina

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fulfillment Services: Provides kitting, assembly, packaging, labeling, and shipping services to businesses. Operates as both onsite staffing at client facilities and at their own warehouse location.
2. Product Sales - Coffee and Merchandise: Sells premium organic coffee (Gabi's Grounds), apparel, gift boxes, treats, and home goods through e-commerce and retail locations. Coffee is blended by Larry's Coffee in Raleigh, NC.
3. Subscription Products: Monthly subscription service for coffee products including K-Cups, 12oz, 2lb, and 5lb organic coffee options delivered on recurring monthly basis.
4. Donations and Fundraising: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, accepts donations and hosts fundraising events to support operations and mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gabi's Workforce is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides commercial fulfillment and staffing services—including onsite staffing, kitting and assembly, pick-pack-ship, ecommerce fulfillment, labeling, rebranding, and warehousing—to businesses, while employing individuals with special abilities. It also sells a line of branded consumer products (Gabi's Grounds coffee, apparel, gift boxes, books, and home goods) through e-commerce, subscriptions, and regional grocery retail partners.

Product overview

Gabi's Workforce is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides staffing and fulfillment services while creating meaningful employment for individuals with special abilities. The company operates two main product lines: (1) Fulfillment and staffing services including Onsite Staffing, Kitting & Assembly, Pick Pack & Ship, Labeling & Rebranding, Ecommerce Fulfillment, and Warehousing & Storage; and (2) Gabi's Grounds, a branded coffee and merchandise line featuring organic coffee products (in various sizes from 4 oz to 5 lbs, available as whole bean or ground, in light/medium/dark/decaf roasts), K-Cups, hot cocoa, gift boxes, organic soap, honey, books, chocolate bark, and branded apparel/accessories. Coffee is blended by Larry's Coffee in Raleigh, NC. Products are sold online direct-to-consumer and at retail locations including Lowe's Foods, Harris Teeter, and Weaver Street Markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gabi's Grounds: Premium organic coffee brand featuring dark, medium, light, and decaffeinated roasts; K-Cups; gift boxes; and related products. Blended by Larry's Coffee in Raleigh, NC.

Products and services

• Onsite Staffing Dedicated staffing solution in which Gabi's Workforce team members work on-site at the client's facility to support their fulfillment operations.
• Kitting & Assembly Combines multiple items into ready-to-ship kits and assembles products to client specifications for business customers.
• Pick, Pack & Ship Order fulfillment operations including picking items from inventory, packing them securely, and shipping to end customers.
• Labeling & Rebranding Product labeling and rebranding services to meet client specifications and market requirements.
• Ecommerce Fulfillment End-to-end ecommerce order fulfillment, managing online sales order processing and delivery for business clients.
• Warehousing & Storage Warehouse storage capabilities for client inventory, offering both short-term and long-term storage solutions.
• Gabi's Grounds Coffee Products Premium organic coffee brand including whole bean and ground coffee in various sizes (4 oz to 5 lbs), roasts (light, medium, dark, decaf), K-Cups, and hot cocoa. Coffee is blended by Larry's Coffee in Raleigh, NC.
• Gabi's Grounds Coffee Subscription Monthly subscription service delivering Gabi's Grounds coffee products (K-Cups 10-pack at $13.50/month, 12oz at $16/month, 2lb at $42/month, 5lb at $90/month).
• Gabi's Workforce Apparel and Merchandise Branded apparel including unisex fine jersey tees ($19.50-$26.00), unisex hoodies ($31.00-$35.50), zip hoodies ($33.50-$42.50), polo shirts ($19.50-$26.00), v-neck t-shirts ($23.50-$28.00), caps ($13.00-$16.50), dad hats ($16.50), car magnets ($4.00), and stainless steel water bottles ($25.00).
• Gabi's Gift Boxes Curated gift boxes containing Gabi's Grounds coffee and chocolate items. The Morning, Noon & Night Gift Box ($50.00) includes dark roast, medium roast, and decaf; the Chocolate Overload Gift Box ($30.00) features chocolate items.
• Gabi's Workforce Event Sponsorships Event tickets and sponsorship packages for Gabi's Phantom Royale Casino Night, ranging from $125.00 to $20,000.00 per package.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Brittany's Baskets of HopeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2020Partnership where Gabi's coffee contributes to other organizations serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Demonstrates community collaboration within the special abilities ecosystem.
• Larry's CoffeecoreTechnology or IntegrationCoffee supplier that blends and roasts Gabi's Grounds coffee products in Raleigh, NC. A critical supply chain partner for the organization's flagship coffee product line.
• TechSoupminorOthersTechnology assistance program for nonprofits, providing access to discounted software and tech services for nonprofit operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Workshop at JERICHO: The Workshop at JERICHO is a nonprofit social enterprise that provides packaging, assembly, fulfillment, and related services while employing people with disabilities. Its mix of commercial fulfillment and inclusive employment makes it a close operating analogue to Gabi's, although its footprint is regional.
• Red Stag Fulfillment: Red Stag Fulfillment is a third-party logistics provider specializing in e-commerce warehousing, fulfillment, and shipping. It is a direct product and customer-market peer, useful for benchmarking Gabi's 3PL offering despite the different ownership and mission.
• ShipBob: ShipBob is a technology-enabled third-party fulfillment provider serving e-commerce brands with warehousing, pick-pack-ship, and shipping. It is a direct product peer for Gabi's fulfillment services, but it does not share Gabi's disability-employment mission.
• Pyramid Network Services: Pyramid Network Services provides employment opportunities and outsourced business services to people with disabilities, including fulfillment and packaging work. It is directly comparable because it uses a mission-driven workforce to deliver commercial operations.
• Heritage Industries: Heritage Industries is a nonprofit employer and service provider for people with disabilities, with packaging, assembly, and fulfillment capabilities. It is a direct regional peer for Gabi's contract fulfillment and inclusive staffing model.
• PRWT Services: PRWT Services is a nonprofit commercial-services provider that employs people with disabilities and offers fulfillment, packaging, staffing, and document-management services. It is a direct peer because it combines an inclusive workforce with outsourced operations for business clients.

Broad incumbents

• Goodwill Industries International: Goodwill Industries International is a broad nonprofit network whose social enterprises provide employment, staffing, retail, and commercial services, including some fulfillment operations. It is a broad incumbent and ecosystem peer rather than a close niche competitor.
• DHL Supply Chain: DHL Supply Chain is a large global logistics provider offering warehousing, fulfillment, transportation, and related supply-chain services. It is a broad incumbent comparator for the commercial fulfillment side of Gabi's, but it does not share its disability-employment mission.

Emerging players

• ServiceSource: ServiceSource is a nonprofit focused on employment and workforce development for people with disabilities, with staffing and outsourced-service offerings in parts of its network. It is an emerging peer because the employment mission overlaps more strongly than the fulfillment product set.
• Melwood: Melwood is a nonprofit social enterprise providing employment, training, and commercial services for people with disabilities, including staffing and facilities or document operations. It is a mission-and-business-model peer, although fulfillment is less central to its core offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC51okvp8jETkqkaFTU_ZjcQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/gabisgrounds
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gabis-powered-by-special-abilities
• Instagraminstagram.com/gabisworkforce_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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