Who We Are
Our Vision
A future where diverse founders power thriving economic ecosystems.
Our Mission
We provide unrestricted funding, non-prescriptive advising, and story amplification for Black, Indigenous, and other diverse founders by executing locally driven, founder-first solutions that help them serve as community leaders and job creators.
Our Values
Our four key values highlight our commitment to building F.A.I.R. entrepreneurial ecosystems. 1) Founder First, executing locally driven solutions should be guided by founders. 2)Access, redistributing resources through catalytic connections expands community. 3) Impact, valuing diverse founders as smart investments brings equity to start-up ecosystems. 4) Responsibility, innovating and building sustainably for the next generation inspires possibilities.
What sets us apart?
For nearly ten years, we have been connecting and preparing founders for the next stage of business growth.
We redistribute economic and social capital.
We invest in founders through unrestricted, non-dilutive funding, alongside non-prescriptive advising, and story amplification.
We work in non-dominant markets.
We are a New York City-based organization committed to redistributing access and resources to non-dominant entrepreneurial markets. We are focused on Atlantic cities (The Bronx, Newark, Philadelphia), South Central cities (Louisville, Houston, Tulsa), and Tribal Nations.
We support founders to scale at pace.
We meet our founders where they are - while VC funding may not be for everyone, we help our founders build legacies that address the needs of their communities.
We build with community centered founders.
We prioritize social impact and community-driven founders, with a focus on regenerative business, frontier technology, and creative media.