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- Gabriel SaruhashiFounder · Emerge CareerS22Education · New York
- Uzoma "Zo" OrchingwaCo-Founder, Co-CEO · Emerge CareerS22Education · New York
- Alex Rangel@RangelAlexanderFounder · RavtiS14Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Chris GinterFounder · RavtiS14Real Estate and Construction · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Gabriel SaruhashiEmerge CareerFounderSummer 2022EducationNew York, United States8—Uzoma "Zo" OrchingwaEmerge CareerCo-Founder, Co-CEOSummer 2022EducationNew York, United States8—Alex RangelRavtiFounderSummer 2014Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States17https://x.com/RangelAlexanderChris GinterRavtiFounderSummer 2014Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States17—
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Uzoma "Zo" Orchingwa
Co-Founder, Co-CEO·Emerge Career
PRIMARY INFO
RoleCo-Founder, Co-CEO
Team size8
BatchSummer 2022
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
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.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Emerge Career
All-in-one re-entry & workforce development training platform
IndustryEducation
Websiteemergecareer.com/
Team size8
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LocationNew York, United States
BatchSummer 2022
Co-foundersGabriel Saruhashi
