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All-in-one re-entry & workforce development training platform

Summer 2022Founded 20228 peopleNew York, NY, USA
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This company has previously operated under โ€œAmeelioโ€, โ€œAmeelio Emergeโ€, โ€œEmergeโ€. A rename frequently marks a pivot in positioning or product โ€” useful raw material for variant ideas.

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Vocational training programs and workforce management software for government agencies looking to create high-paying jobs and up-skill their low-income and justice-involved citizens out of poverty.

Founders ยท 2

Uzoma "Zo" Orchingwa
Uzoma "Zo" OrchingwaCo-Founder, Co-CEO
YaleCambridge๐ŸŽ“ University of Cambridge

Co-founder. In 2022, Zo and Gabe co-founded Ameelio, a tech nonprofit that builds education and communication products for prisons. While scaling Ameelio, they stumbled upon the issue of unemployment post-incarceration which Emerge seeks to address. Zo holds a Masters degree in Criminology from the University of Cambridge, and a JD-MBA from Yale Law School and Yale School of Management.

Gabriel Saruhashi
Gabriel SaruhashiFounder
Yale

Co-founder. In 2020, Gabe and Zo co-founded Ameelio, a tech nonprofit that builds education and communication tools for prisons. While scaling Ameelio, they stumbled upon the issue of unemployment post-incarceration which Emerge Career seeks to address. Previously, he was a YC intern and the first product manager at Zippi (YC19). Gabe is a Yale grad, where he co-founded an organization connecting refugees with their new communities, and built an app to assist homeless communities in New Haven.

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