Binti

Binti is a San Francisco-based software company that builds a platform for child welfare agencies, streamlining the foster care and adoption process. Founded in 2017, the firm develops SaaS tools that digitize paperwork and automate workflows for government and social services clients, with the stated aim of reducing administrative burden on social workers and helping agencies license families more quickly. Its work sits at the intersection of government software, workflow automation and platform engineering.

The company's foster care and adoption platform is used by more than 550 agencies across 36 states and the District of Columbia. Binti reports that the software reduces paperwork by 20-40% and helps agencies license 30% more families on average; more than 100,000 foster and adoptive families have been approved through it. The company says it supports nearly half of all children in the U.S. child welfare system.

Binti employs around 90 people. It describes itself as a mission-driven team with core values that put children first, and states that it treats each team member as an owner, draws on the best ideas regardless of source, and encourages creativity and resourcefulness in solving problems. The company's stated ambition extends to rewiring government systems so they work more effectively for families.