Black Woman-Led Venture Firm ‘Gateway Capital’ Invests $400K In App Aimed At Helping The Formerly Incarcerated Apply For Jobs

Essence Magazine:

By Jasmine Browley ·Updated January 31, 2023

Two founders dedicated to giving people a leg up just received one of their own.

It was recently reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Eli Rivera and Ruben Gaona, co-founders of The Way Out app, recently received $400,000 in seed funding from Gateway Capital Partners, a Milwaukee-based Black-owned venture capital fund.

Created in 2020, the app puts formerly incarcerated job seekers in contact with potential employers,

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