Awardee
Lafayette Square Institute

Thrive Platform: Connecting Entrepreneurs with Capital through AI

An AI-enabled platform that connects underserved entrepreneurs with capital resources. The platform will address systemic funding barriers that limit business growth nationwide.

The Thrive Platform leverages AI to surface federal, state, and local funding opportunities tailored to each business. By partnering with NAWBO and additional channels, the platform will connect women and other underserved entrepreneurs with resources to improve capital access across the country.

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Entrepreneurs face systemic capital barriers that limit business growth barriers falling heavily on women, who receive just $1 of every $23 in small business lending despite starting nearly half of all new businesses. The Thrive Platform leverages AI to surface federal, state, and local funding opportunities tailored to each business. By partnering with NAWBO and additional channels, we will connect women and other underserved entrepreneurs with resources to improve capital access across the country.

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Primary Barrier
The Broken Rung
Location
District of Columbia
Solution Region
Nation-wide
Community Type
Urban
Annual Operating Budget
$1.0 to 5 Million
Partners
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Lafayette Square Foundation, Inc. (DBA: Lafayette Square Institute)
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The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)