CIC Social Impact Program Soft Launch Demo Day

CIC's Social Impact Program supports underrepresented, Massachusetts-based founders connect with resources, networks, and grow their businesses. Made posible by funding through the Minority Business Development Agency's Capital Readiness program, CIC will run cohorts of early and growth-stage startups through 2027.

Our inagural cohort launched in February, and supports 7 growth-stage startups across industires in scaling their businesses. We are excited to invite you to our cohort's first Soft Launch Demo Day, where you will hear their rapid pitches and get a chance to network with other startup founders and supporters.

The cohort includes:

• : CircNova is an early stage deep biotechnology company addressing drug discovery challenges by combining AI, cutting-edge scientific innovation, and modern drug development techniques to develop non-coding circular RNAs to program cells for treating unmet medical needs and previously undrugged diseases.
• : Coils to Locs is a social impact, for-profit business filling a gap neglected by the major U.S. wig distributors supporting the lucrative hair loss industry: The lack of availability of premium, coily, curly, culturally-sensitive wigs, (hair prosthesis) targeting Black women experiencing medical and non-medical hair loss.
• : Ethos Admissions is where college readiness meets community building. Through small group cohorts, Ethos Admissions aims to create social impact and genuine college readiness through thoughtfully designed programs for both individual and collective success.
• : RequestFOIA is a digital transformation company that caters to government agencies and public sector clients in need of workflow based public records software applications.
• : Own, control, and diversify your real estate investments with just $1. It’s the modern way to invest in property, your way!
• ThrivelEP: ThriveIEP is changing how parents and educators manage the special education process, empowering them with a robust platform that provides generative AI-driven insights, information, and assistance—ultimately improving education outcomes for kids. Their unprecedented dataset will transform into insights and actions that change policy and practice at systemic and local levels.
• : Yoku combines expertise in human perception with cutting-edge computer vision and AI technology to predict the visibility of content when viewed peripherally. It uses this innovative blend of AI and vision science to help inform critical design choices.

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