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Join Us: A 10-Year Investment in Systemic Change, Economic Mobility & Citywide Renewal

For the first time, Novella Center for Entrepreneurship is launching a 10-year, $10 million campaign to bring its proven founder-support model to more communities and create lasting economic impact.

The $10M will be activated through operating the accelerator program for another 10 years, running a pre-accelerator program, building the ecosystem, and more.

 

Accelerate 500+ companies – Founders from underrepresented communities gaining the tools, networks, and capital fluency to build durable, high-growth businesses.

Pre-Accelerator Program – A scalable program that makes entrepreneurship more accessible to founders who have been underserved by the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Impact Measurement & Data Systems – A reliable data infrastructure that measures founder outcomes and community growth, making impact easy to see and understand.

Endowment & Community Infrastructure – Co-working, events, and local hiring initiatives that help entrepreneurs succeed while strengthening the communities they call home.

Accelerate 500+ companies – Founders from underrepresented communities gaining the tools, networks, and capital fluency to build durable, high-growth businesses.

Pre-Accelerator Program – A scalable program that makes entrepreneurship more accessible to founders who have been underserved by the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Impact Measurement & Data Systems – A reliable data infrastructure that measures founder outcomes and community growth, making impact easy to see and understand.

Endowment & Community Infrastructure – Co-working, events, and local hiring initiatives that help entrepreneurs succeed while strengthening the communities they call home.

Your investment will:

  • Accelerate 500+ companies – Founders from underrepresented communities gaining the tools, networks, and capital fluency to build durable, high-growth businesses.
  • Catalyze $100M+ of follow-on capital – Philanthropic dollars unlock private markets – multiplying donor investments 10x or more.
  • Create 2,000+ living-wage jobs – Jobs that stay in local neighborhoods, increase wealth retention, and uplift entire families across a decade.
  • Build 3 replicable municipal models – Collaboration with local governments to connect alumni businesses to procurement opportunities and drive community growth.

DONATE TODAY!