{"id":550599,"date":"2021-06-30T21:42:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T21:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=550599"},"modified":"2021-06-30T21:42:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T21:42:01","slug":"guardianwealth-selected-for-masschallenges-50th-accelerator-cohort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/guardianwealth-selected-for-masschallenges-50th-accelerator-cohort_550599.html","title":{"rendered":"GuardianWealth Selected for MassChallenge\u2019s 50th Accelerator Cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"
GuardianWealth, a digital financial planner for communities of color and low-middle income families, has been invited to participate in this year\u2019s program. <\/div>\n

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This week, <\/span>GuardianWealth<\/span> was selected to participate in the <\/span>MassChallenge<\/span> 2021 accelerator program. <\/span>GuardianWealth<\/span> was one of over 3,000 other startup applications for this year’s program. <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

“We are thrilled  to be part of the <\/span>MassChallenge<\/span> accelerator program,” said <\/span>Ulunma<\/span> <\/span>Onokala<\/span> <\/span>Izejiobi<\/span>, <\/span>GuardianWealth<\/span> CEO and Founder. “We’re excited to expand our networks by joining this community that wants to leverage technology to change the world.”<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

By participating in the <\/span>MassChallenge<\/span> accelerator, <\/span>GuardianWealth<\/span> will receive democratized\u202faccess to\u202fthe closed networks that have characterized the startup industry for decades all at zero cost and for zero equity.  <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

GuardianWealth<\/span><\/span><\/a> was founded by two Harvard Business School MBA graduates during the pandemic to address the widening racial wealth gap and wealth inequality in the US. <\/span>The typical white family has 10 times the wealth of the typical Black family and 7 times the wealth of the typical Latinx family.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

According to the <\/span>Pew Research Center,<\/span><\/span><\/a> the gap in wealth between upper- income and middle- and lower-income families has been rising over the past several decades.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

GuardianWealth<\/span> leverages AI to make financial planning more accessible to diverse communities. The company has built an all-in-one personal finance app that guides users along their journey to financial wellness. Their customized financial planning tools empower diverse communities to achieve financial freedom. <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

About <\/span>MassChallenge<\/span><\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

MassChallenge<\/span> is the global network for innovators. Headquartered in the United States with seven locations worldwide, <\/span>MassChallenge<\/span> equips bold entrepreneurs to disrupt the status quo and to create meaningful change. Since launching in 2009, more than 2,900 <\/span>MassChallenge<\/span> alumni have raised $8.6B in funding, generated $3.6B in revenue, and created more than 186,000 total jobs. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about <\/span>MassChallenge<\/span> at masschallenge.org<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> GuardianWealth<\/a>
Contact Person:<\/strong> Ulunma Onokala Izejiobi
Email:<\/strong> Send Email<\/a>
Phone:<\/strong> 617-955-9031
City:<\/strong> Boston
Country:<\/strong> United States
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/guardianwealth.app\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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GuardianWealth, a digital financial planner for communities of color and low-middle income families, has been invited to participate in this year\u2019s program. This week, GuardianWealth was selected to participate in the MassChallenge 2021 accelerator program. GuardianWealth was one of over 3,000 other startup applications for this … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[401,425,412,445,404],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-550599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Business","category-Finance","category-News-Current-Affairs","category-Public-Affairs","category-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550599\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}