Hanford, California, Population 58,000, Is Home to America’s No. 1 PurposeBuilt100™ Company
My Diabetes Tutor demonstrates that a nationally significant, fast-growing impact business can emerge from the heart of
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STOCKTON, Calif. — Aug. 27, 2026 — (KOREWIRE) Hanford does not look much like the stereotypical birthplace of one of America’s fastest-growing purpose-driven companies.
The Central California community of roughly 58,000 people lies in genuine farm country, about 28 miles from Fresno. The modern city traces its origins to 1877, when the Southern Pacific Railroad laid tracks through a sheep camp and named the stop for railroad executive James Madison Hanford.
Nearly 150 years later, Hanford is home to My Diabetes Tutor, the No. 1 company in the inaugural PurposeBuilt100™, a national ranking of the fastest-growing businesses screened first for meaningful social or environmental impact.
The recognition puts an unexpected dot on the map of high-growth American entrepreneurship.
Millions of Americans live in small and rural communities like Hanford. The My Diabetes Tutor story suggests that companies capable of producing both rapid growth and measurable impact need not emerge from Silicon Valley, Boston, New York or another major startup center.
They can grow in farm country.
My Diabetes Tutor was founded by Dr. Prem Sahasranam, widely known as Dr. Sahas, who serves as CEO.
His company’s mission is intensely practical: helping people better manage diabetes through education.
Dr. Sahas says company data show participants in its educational program improve their A1C results by 1.6 points, a result that fuels his desire to take the program to a much larger population.
“Our data show a 1.6-point improvement in A1C, and that is ultimately what motivates me,” Sahasranam said. “Growth matters because growth means we can help more people. This recognition gives My Diabetes Tutor an opportunity to build credibility, attract resources and form partnerships that could allow us to scale much faster. I hope being ranked No. 1 helps us bring effective diabetes education to people who might otherwise never receive it.”
For Sahasranam, the ranking is therefore less a finish line than a potential accelerator.
A National Ranking With a Two-Step Standard
The PurposeBuilt100 was created by The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation.
The company screened literally thousands of public and private businesses. Public companies were evaluated using publicly available information, including filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Private companies could apply for consideration.
Businesses first had to demonstrate meaningful social or environmental impact.
Only after passing that screen did growth determine the rankings. Eligible companies were ranked based on their geometric revenue growth from 2021 through 2025.
In other words, impact was the ticket into the competition. Growth determined who finished first.
My Diabetes Tutor finished first.
The complete PurposeBuilt100 was announced Thursday during the culminating showcase of SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100, a three-day televised virtual event.
Hanford may be far from America’s best-known startup corridors, but for 2026, it is home to the company sitting atop the PurposeBuilt100.
About PurposeBuilt100
PurposeBuilt100 is an annual recognition program created and produced by The Super Crowd, Inc. It celebrates 100 fast-growing, purpose-driven companies in the United States. Companies must demonstrate meaningful social or environmental impact to qualify and are then ranked by revenue growth.
About The Super Crowd, Inc.
The Super Crowd, Inc. is a public benefit corporation building a complete ecosystem for social entrepreneurs, impact investors and other changemakers. Its growing platform includes the SuperCrowd Impact League, a gamified portfolio tracker for impact investors; SuperCrowd Impact Wire, a press release distribution service focused on impact-driven organizations; SuperCrowd Impact Newsroom, including a database of Regulation Crowdfunding filings; SuperCrowd Career Path; SuperCrowd.tv; the Superpowers for Good newsletter and twice-weekly television show; and quarterly SuperCrowd Live Pitch events connecting entrepreneurs with investors. Together, these products are designed to help purpose-driven companies gain visibility, access capital, attract talent and build community while giving investors and other changemakers better tools to discover, evaluate and support businesses creating positive social and environmental impact.
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