Northern California 2021 Cohort
Braven
San Jose, CA
Founder and Chief Executive Officer: Aimée Eubanks Davis
Co-Investor: The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Braven empowers promising college students with the skills, confidence, experiences, and networks necessary to transition from college to strong first jobs, which lead to meaningful careers and lives of impact. The organization works with first-generation and low-income college students at large public universities, transitioning them into jobs and careers worthy of their degrees.
Braven partners with universities to offer a two-part program that builds professional skills and social capital. After 12 months, Braven college graduates outpaced their peers by 30 percentage points in obtaining jobs worthy of a bachelor’s degree or enrolling in graduate school.
In addition to its work in San Jose, Braven serves youth in Chicago, IL and Newark, NJ.