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AI Ally • For Women, By Women • 87 Partners • 500,000+ Women
$5M investment unlocking $50M+ in ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED (EVA)
Through earnings lift, advancement rate, investment access and network reach
Only 2% of VC funding goes to women founders despite women starting 40% of businesses [2]
Women receive 10x more "prevention" questions vs. "promotion" questions in pitch meetings [3]
Women hold only 29% of C-suite positions despite comprising 48% of entry-level workforce [4]
The $3 Trillion Opportunity: Closing the gender gap in workforce participation and pay could add $3 trillion to the US GDP. AURA is designed to accelerate this transition through personalized, AI-powered guidance at scale.
Each persona represents thousands of real women whose journeys informed AURA's design. Our AI adapts to each user's unique context, challenges, and goals.
Sample stages, features & outcomes shown below for each persona
Workplace
Y1 M4
Uses AURA to audit her performance data, identify gaps in budget-ownership visibility, and generate scripts to negotiate for high-visibility P&L "stretch assignments" that lead to the C-suite.
→ C-SUITE ROADMAP
Founder
Y1 M4
Before meeting investors, uses AURA to simulate "Skepticism Tax" scenarios, practicing how to pivot risk-based "prevention" questions into growth-focused opportunities. [2]
→ STARTUP TO UNICORN
Veteran
Y1 M7
AURA maps her military competencies (crisis leadership, team dynamics, performance under pressure) directly into corporate operational language, reducing the "translation gap." [1]
→ WARROOM TO BOARDROOM
Professional Athlete
Y1 M7
Informed by the Athlete Business Academy pilot, AURA translates athletic high-performance competencies into business operations language, saving years of career progression. [1]
→ RACE TRACK TO PARTNER TRACK
Ally
Y2
Executive receiving real-time, research-backed nudges during talent reviews and board selections to interrupt systemic bias through action-based allyship. [4]
→ ACTION-BASED ALLYSHIP*Personas illustrated with AI-generated images representing composite user profiles
Poised to Reach 500K women served by WBC's trusted network of partners & stakeholders
87+ PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
Poised to reach 500K in the post-grant period
We will track cumulative EVA quarterly, targeting $50M+ by Month 36.
Leads WBC's unprecedented alliance of 87 organizations accelerating women's advancement. Has mobilized partners including WBENC, Catalyst, and 50/50 Women on Boards to share research at scale. Built the infrastructure that makes AURA possible: a trusted ecosystem where proprietary data flows and collective action compounds.
30M+ lives empowered across 55 countries, $650M invested in marginalized communities. 7-year WBC Board Director and WEF steering committee member. His paradigm "Purpose is the new Tech" drives AURA's design: AI that democratizes access to guidance historically reserved for the privileged few.
AURA moves beyond passive mentorship into active, automated intervention. By distilling the collective wisdom of 87+ organizations into personalized user journeys, we enable women, families, and the broader economy to thrive. [6]