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All-in-one re-entry & workforce development training platform
Vocational training programs and workforce management software for government agencies looking to create high-paying jobs and up-skill their low-income and justice-involved citizens out of poverty.
Emerge Career is an all-in-one re-entry and workforce development training platform that recruits, trains, coaches, and places low-income and justice-impacted individuals into skilled trades careers. It partners with government agencies and employers to deliver end-to-end training and placement, focusing on underserved communities and AI-proof trades like CDL driving, HVAC, electricians, and construction.
The platform combines recruitment through collaborations with community-based organizations, an online Learning Hub accessible on any device (even offline) with individualized Student Success Coaching, hands-on training through partner educators, and placement with a network of employers. It provides data analytics for government agencies, real-time progress tracking, and exportable reports. The offering includes career coaching, job search support, resume and interview preparation, and a unified system for recruitment, training readiness, and job placement across multiple states.
Who it’s for: Government agencies seeking end-to-end workforce development for underserved populations; employers in skilled trades (trucking, clean energy, HVAC, electrical, construction); community-based organizations partnering on re-entry and upskilling programs.
Customers: New York, Colorado, California, Massachusetts
Seed funding reported (e.g., $3.2M seed) and state contracts; active government and state-level deployments; broad geographic expansion (Massachusetts, New York, California, Colorado)
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.
Co-founder. In 2020, Gabe and Zo co-founded Ameelio, a tech nonprofit that builds education and communication tools for prisons. While scaling Ameelio, they stumbled upon the issue of unemployment post-incarceration which Emerge Career seeks to address. Previously, he was a YC intern and the first product manager at Zippi (YC19). Gabe is a Yale grad, where he co-founded an organization connecting refugees with their new communities, and built an app to assist homeless communities in New Haven.
Formerly “Ameelio”, “Ameelio Emerge” · why startups rename →
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