MA Social Impact Program Alumni

CircNova, Inc.
Crystal Brown, CEO

CircNova is a high-growth AI Drug Discovery platform and product development startup dedicated to advancing programmable medicine based on non-coding RNA. CircNova aims to contribute significantly to the field of RNA therapeutic development, specifically targeting undruggable medical needs.

Coils to Locs
Dianne Austin, CEO
Pamela Shaddock, COO

From their inception in 2019, Coils to Locs has been no stranger to evolution and transformation in an industry that has historically overlooked minority women. Cofounders, Dianne and Pamela, created a solution to this by providing a unique wig source for women of color with highly textured, tightly coiled hair and everything in between.

Ethos Admissions
Lani Willmar, Founder
Leo Liu, Assistant

Ethos Admissions is a social impact enterprise that provides student, family, and community-centered postsecondary readiness including college, career, and workforce development. Through one-on-one expert mentorship, small student groups, and multigenerational programming with a community focus, their mission is to close the equity gap on education and postsecondary success by helping students find their purpose, path, and pack.

Graduate of Spring 2024 Growth Cohort

RequestFOIA
Herbert Myers, Founder

RequestFOIA is a digital transformation cloud-based software application for government agencies. Their software provides workflow automation for agencies to respond to the rising number of FOIA/public records requests that they're mandated to respond to by law. RequestFOIA's application provides transparency and accountability for both the requester and the agency responding to requests. They bring compliancy and security to government agencies.

Graduate of Spring 2024 Growth Cohort ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

SplitBrick
Vaibhav Anand, CTO
Pedro Ojeda, CEO

Empower yourself to control your financial future. With SplitBrick, you can own and control your real estate portfolio starting with an investment of as little as $1. SplitBrick lets you purchase a share of investment properties nationwide, earn a share of the profits, and democratically manage its future. Be a part of the real estate revolution, one brick at a time!

Graduate of Spring 2024 Growth Cohort ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

ThriveIEP
Elizabeth McWhorter, Founder

There are over 7 million kids in the U.S. special education system and there are at least 5 million more whose parents are fighting to access services from their public schools. To advocate for their kids, parents need to rapidly become experts in special education law, neuropsychology, educational benchmarks and practices, education policy, medicine, and organizational politics to navigate a painfully complicated system, all while holding onto the hope that their child will learn the skills they need to thrive today and in the future. ThriveIEP is changing how parents manage the special education process, empowering them with a robust platform that provides generative AI-driven insights, information, and assistance to improve educational outcomes for kids.

Graduate of Spring 2024 Growth Cohort

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