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Ameelio is a nonprofit tech organization that provides prison communication and education tools. It offers an ecosystem of products, including a video calling platform used inCorrectional facilities, along with education and reentry resources, funded through partnerships with correctional agencies so services are free for incarcerated individuals and their families. The platform saves time for staff and adds security, while connecting users to support networks and resources that support mental health and financial wellbeing. Its goal is to lower recidivism and sustainably decrease prison populations by expanding access to rehabilitative resources.
About Ameelio
Industries
Enterprise Software
Social Impact
Education
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New Haven, Connecticut
Founded
2020
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What believers are saying
- Scaled to 35 prisons across Iowa, Colorado, Maine by 2022, serving 32,000 people.
- Named top 10 innovative nonprofits by Fast Company in 2023 for free platform.
- Secured $2.5M funding from Twitter Inc. in September 2020 to fuel expansion.
What critics are saying
- Securus Technologies lobbies agencies, blocking Ameelio contracts in 6-12 months.
- Donor fatigue cuts funding after 2020 infusion, collapsing $949k revenue in 12-24 months.
- ViaPath's hybrid model wins agencies preferring revenue shares in 18-24 months.
What makes Ameelio unique
- Ameelio provides free video, voice calls, and e-messaging unlike for-profit providers.
- Nonprofit model eliminates commissions, prioritizing family access over agency revenue.
- Integrates communication with reentry library and education tools for rehabilitation.
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↓ -3%Ameelio is delighted to share that Ameelio has been named the 10 most innovative nonprofit in the world!
Ameelio, a nonprofit startup that intends to replace inmate-paid video calling in prisons with a free service, is making inroads against the companies that have dominated the space for decades. With 9 facilities in Iowa up and running and talks progressing with dozens more ahead of a planned 2022 launch, the company may soon usher []
Over the past year, Ameelio has received more than $2.5 million in backing from major donors to support its mission, including Twitter Inc.
In 2020, Ameelio—the winner in the social justice category of Fast Company ‘s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards —launched an app to make it easier to send letters or postcards to inmates.
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About Ameelio
Industries
Enterprise Software
Social Impact
Education
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New Haven, Connecticut
Founded
2020
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