Lack of capital for under represented founders is a civil rights issue that hurts all of us.
Inspire Access is on a mission to close the investment gap.
With our unique philanthropic model, Inspire Access unlocks and mobilizes charitable dollars in service of narrowing the investment gap.
Inactive funds sitting in Donor Advised Fund (DAF) accounts (almost $200B) can do good AND do well by investing in for-profit companies while addressing historic gender and race inequity. And, returns go back to grow your DAF account to make even more of an impact.
How it Works
Inspire Access makes investing with philanthropic capital easy.
Make a charitable donation to Inspire Access from your DAF foundation, or personal funds.
Inspire Access uses your donation to provide working capital loans, equity investments, and grants to high potential companies founded by women and people of color.
Investment returns may go back to your DAF or nonprofit of your choosing, or contributed to Inspire Access to further fund our mission.
Our Story
Inspire Access was founded because we believe in a world that works better for everyone. A world where our brightest minds and innovative businesses have access to the capital. Where leaders are funded based on merit, not privilege. We saw the opportunity for philanthropic capital lying dormant in Donor Advised Funds to be invested in these leaders, mitigating one of the defining issues of inequality in the US today, the gender and racial wealth gap.
The Inspire Access team has years of experience investing in underrepresented founders and has seen the enormous potential that breaks through when more equitable funding occurs.
When we learned that there is almost $200B sitting inactive in Donor Advised Funds, we recognized an opportunity to narrow the investment gap by unlocking this capital, and Inspire Access was born.
