West Arete was founded in 2005 in State College, PA as a custom software development company for
research groups and academic institutions. Our small initial team drew upon their background in high-performance computing, data, and scalability to solve worthy research problems with custom software.
Over the years, as our company grew and matured, we deepened our commitments to social and
environmental good by becoming one of the first 100 companies to join 1% for the Planet, becoming
a certified B Corporation and a Silver Bike Friendly Business. We became more involved in our local
community by spearheading several technical and entrepreneurial efforts. And we introduced radical
employee benefits such as fully-paid, $0 deductible health insurance for each employee’s entire family,
and mandatory three-week sabbaticals every year for every employee. In March 2020, prompted by the
start of COVID-19, we closed our central Allenway office and embraced being an all-remote company.
We are proud of our company’s history, but we have ambitious plans for West Arete’s future. We feel
that life is too short and precious for us to spend our time and talents developing software that does
anything but make the world a better place.

Keywords: Web Development, Mobile Development, Custom Software, Higher Education

Sector: Service with Minor Environmental Footprint
Size: 10-49 employees

B Corp Certified – Impact Score: 99.1