A FUNDING ECOSYSTEM FOR 70K FOUNDERS

A FUNDING ECOSYSTEM FOR 70K FOUNDERS

The difference between funded and underfunded is access.

The difference between funded and underfunded is access.

Over $100M in funding access created for founders who are building the companies and communities that matter most.

Over $100M in funding access created for founders who are building the companies and communities that matter most.

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THE FUNDING LANDSCAPE

Thefundinglandscapehasrealgaps,andthefoundersbuildingthroughthemdeservebetterinfrastructure.That'swhywe'rehere.
Thefundinglandscapehasrealgaps,andthefoundersbuildingthroughthemdeservebetterinfrastructure.That'swhywe'rehere.
Thefundinglandscapehasrealgaps,andthefoundersbuildingthroughthemdeservebetterinfrastructure.That'swhywe'rehere.

0.4%

0.4%

of VC funding went to Black-founded startups in 2024

Crunchbase

of VC funding went to Black-founded startups in 2024
Crunchbase

of VC funding went to Black-founded startups in 2024

Crunchbase

2.3%

2.3%

of global venture capital went to all-women founding teams

Pitchbook

of global venture capital went to all-women founding teams
Pitchbook

of global venture capital went to all-women founding teams

Pitchbook

0.5%

0.5%

of startup funding went to LGBTQ+ founders

StartOut

of startup funding went to LGBTQ+ founders
StartOut

of startup funding went to LGBTQ+ founders

StartOut

22%

22%

of small businesses that applied for financing received nothing

Federal Reserve 2025

of small businesses that applied for financing received nothing
Federal Reserve 2025

of small businesses that applied for financing received nothing

Federal Reserve 2025

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FOUNDER
COMMUNITY

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in Funding ACCESSED for our founders

WHAT WE BUILT

$19/Month

Funding Database

Grants, VC funds, CDFIs, and non-dilutive capital, all in one place and updated weekly.

Starting at $369

The Six-Figure Grant Lab

30+ lessons on finding funding, writing winning proposals, and building a strategy that lasts.

Well Connected

Live advising, coworking hours, and a Slack community of founders navigating the same things you are.

Starting at $369

The Six-Figure Grant Lab

30+ lessons on finding funding, writing winning proposals, and building a strategy that lasts.

Well Connected

Live advising, coworking hours, and a Slack community of founders navigating the same things you are.

UPCOMING EVENTS

We host accelerator programs, workshops, coworking sessions, and live advising calls where founders come together to talk funding, strategy, and what it takes to get to the next round of capital.

We host accelerator programs, workshops, coworking sessions, and live advising calls where founders come together to talk funding, strategy, and what it takes to get to the next round of capital.

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TESTIMONIALS

What our founders say

What our founders say

Kenya Crawford, LMHC, Founder, Cultivating Healers

"We won nearly $50,000 in grant funding! I wouldn't have been possible without your support and guidance."

Jatu Bokai, Founder mObiNurses

"We received a $100,000 grant from the Ohio Commission on Minority Health to coordinate two community events."

Dr. Rebecca Cesar, Founder, Tinted Health

2025 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Mass Challenge $50,000 Grant Recipient

Kenya Crawford, LMHC, Founder, Cultivating Healers

"We won nearly $50,000 in grant funding! I wouldn't have been possible without your support and guidance."

Jatu Bokai, Founder mObiNurses

"We received a $100,000 grant from the Ohio Commission on Minority Health to coordinate two community events."

Dr. Rebecca Cesar, Founder, Tinted Health

2025 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Mass Challenge $50,000 Grant Recipient

TRUSTED BY our partners

TRUSTED BY our partners

"Capital is just energy looking for direction. The Well Work exists to redirect the current to Black, women, and LGBTQ+ visionaries."

Kat Gabrielle, Founder of The Well Work

"Capital is just energy looking for direction. The Well Work exists to redirect the current to Black, women, and LGBTQ+ visionaries."

Kat Gabrielle, Founder of The Well Work

Kat Gabrielle, Founder of The Well Work
Kat Gabrielle, Founder of The Well Work
Kat Gabrielle, Founder of The Well Work
Kat Gabrielle, Founder of The Well Work
Kat Gabrielle, Founder of The Well Work
Kat Gabrielle, Founder of The Well Work
Kat Gabrielle, Founder of The Well Work
Kat Gabrielle, Founder of The Well Work

"Capital is just energy looking for direction. The Well Work exists to redirect the current to Black, women, and LGBTQ+ visionaries."

Kat Gabrielle,
Founder of The Well Work