An increasing number of tech companies are working to create products and applications to improve our lives and make a difference in ways both small and large.
While Apeel Sciences works to end hunger on a global scale, Last Call for Food matches hungry college students with discounted end-of-night restaurant meals. Founder and CEO Erin McGeoy, a Santa Barbara High water-polo standout, developed the platform while at George Washington University.
Despite scholarships and working throughout college, she still struggled financially and developed clever ways to access more affordable food. After working on the food-waste team at the World Wildlife Fund, she focused her energy on the intersection of college food insecurity and wasted restaurant food to launch Last Call in 2017.