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Beneficial State Bank

Oakland, US

About

Beneficial State Bank (formerly One PacificCoast Bank, FSB & OneCalifornia Bank), grew from the vision of Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor and the team they formed to create a triple bottom-line bank and a supportive nonprofit foundation of the same name. In 2007, that vision was realized when OneCalifornia Bank and OneCalifornia Foundation opened in Oakland. Fashioned in the image of the great socially responsible banks and credit unions of national and international fame, the Bank is mandated to produce meaningful social justice and environmental benefits at the same time that it is financially sustainable. The Foundation owns all of the economic rights of the Bank -- when profits of the Bank are distributed, they can only be distributed to the Foundation which is mandated to reinvest those proceeds back into the communities and the environment on which they all depend. In their theory and experience, this ownership model aligns their incentives with the triple bottom line and the values of

Position in the VCSift Database

  • 33,888 investors in VCSift focus on the fintech sector.
  • 214 investors are based in Oakland, California, United States.

Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.

Investment Focus

Sectors
fintech
Location
Oakland, US

Contact Information

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