Enable Ventures is an Impact Venture Fund that invests in and scales early-stage companies focused on closing the disability wealth gap. The fund supports companies that leverage disability as an asset and use universal design to create products and services that address barriers for people with disabilities.

Enable Ventures

Enable Ventures is the first Impact Venture Fund dedicated to closing the disability wealth gap while achieving competitive, market-rate returns.

I'm thrilled to announce that Enable Ventures has invested in Mindset Care's $13 million financing round. Mindset Care is a groundbreaking company that is democratizing and strengthening access to the Social Security Disability benefits program. 
 
The Social Security application process has long been needlessly complicated and analog, and yet the program is a cornerstone of our system of basic income security and, further, access to health care. 
 
This investment reflects our profound conviction that responsible tech designed in concert with those closest to the problem has the great power to improve access to vital government programs and to bolster the public system's approach to its customers. 
 
I am excited to work closely with Mindset Care's visionary Founder Darren Webb, as he continues his work in transforming access points to Social Security for the approximately 16 million people who apply for benefits annually, by working to substantially reduce administrative time and burden in applications. 
 
Darren, who has been caregiver for a loved one with schizophrenia for the last 15 years, founded the company last year. When he tried to get this person back on disability benefits after they were released from incarceration, he got in touch with local attorneys and was inundated with about two to three pounds of paperwork to fill out and send back. Mindset Care is on course to relieve these burdens and drive true systems change.

Nathaniel Arzu Social Security Administration James Edrington Moe Vela Charlotte Magee, PhD Margaret Knowles Lauren Sercu, CFA Mark Ludwig Luke Sorenson Jim Sorenson Jeremy Keele Peter Pham Priscilla J. Guevara Tom D. Michael Jones Science Jackson Cummings Wellington Management David Press Imogen Rose-Smith Daniel D. Atwater Cindy Stoller Ruby Moore Mark Riccobono Ranga Jayaraman Jan Piercy

We've heard so many powerful testimonials about the #impact CIONIC's bionic clothing is having on the lives of people living with MS and other disabilities. We were so pleased to hear it has positively impacted Jamie-Lynn Sigler's life.
 
Check out the start to her podcast with Christina Applegate where she discusses the Cionic sleeve.
 
#ProudInvestor #impactinvesting #disabilityeconomy
 
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We couldn't have said it better ourselves — inclusion is a good investment. 

Check out the link below to read more from this ImpactAlpha series:
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#AI really can be a force for good. Our Managing Partner Regina "Gina" Kline was honored to be a moderator at the Social Security Administration #NationalDisabilityForum today to discuss the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Social Security landscape with amazing panelists Rylin Rodgers, Daniel Schwarcz, Adler A., and Jason Green-Lowe. A huge thank you to Commissioner Martin J. O’Malley for the invitation and for your commitment to advancing these important conversations.

Looking forward to continuing the dialogue about how AI technology can create a more inclusive and accessible society.

We have an exciting announcement. It is such a pleasure to welcome Charlotte Magee, PhD to the Enable Ventures team as Principal. We are thrilled to welcome Charlotte and her considerable background and experiences to our team.

Charlotte Magee, PhD is an early-stage investor with a background in neuroscience who is passionate about technologies and businesses that elevate people’s quality of life. Before joining Enable Ventures, Charlotte was a Principal at the Joan and Tim Fenton Founders Fund and also served as Manager of Venture Capital & Impact Investing at Sorenson Impact Institute. In these roles, she crafted and executed investment strategies, managed portfolio operations, and played a pivotal role in every stage of the investment process from sourcing to negotiation, closure, and portfolio support.

With a track record of leading or supporting market rate impact investments, Charlotte’s Pre-seed to Series A portfolio spans B2B SaaS to groundbreaking neurotechnology solutions to disability-focused workforce skilling products. Prior to her career in venture capital, Charlotte received her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Utah. Her scientific background instilled a rigorous and analytical approach to underwriting and due diligence. At Enable Ventures, Charlotte is eager to drive forward promising ventures that deliver strong financial returns and close the disability wealth gap.

Margaret Knowles Regina "Gina" Kline https://lnkd.in/equeZWi5

We were so honored to co-host the event "Closing the Wealth Gap for Those That Live With Disabilities Through Technology and Innovation" with our friends at Strada Collaborative, Roadtrip Nation, CAEL, and SmartJob last month.

It was a great privilege to bring together folks from policy, workforce development, disability advocacy, and emerging tech in one room to experience the power of this incredible, burgeoning #DisabilityTech Market.

Huge thanks to our moderators Jane Swift, former Governor of Massachusetts, Ryan Heath of Axios, and Tom Dawson, President of Strada Collaborate and our panelists Earl Buford at CAEL, Tim Hogan at Roadtrip Nation, Thibault Duchemin at Ava, Sarah Bernard at Inclusively, Rahul M. at Daivergent, Nona Yehia at Vertical Harvest Farms, Michael Pearlmutter at Remarkable Tech, Dan Feshbach at Multiple, Aarti Sahgal at Synergies Work, Diego Mariscal at 2Gether-International, and Rosa Lee Timm at CSD Social Venture Fund

Strada Education Foundation, Regina "Gina" Kline, Margaret Knowles

Today’s the day! We’re proud to present our “Closing the Disability Wealth Gap by Catalyzing Employment Through Innovation” workshop alongside industry leaders from Roadtrip Nation, SmartJob, and CAEL today in DC! A special thank you to our co-hosts Tom Dawson, President of Strada Collaborative, Ryan Heath from Axios, and Jane Swift, former Massachusetts Governor and current President of Education at Work!
 
Stay tuned for highlights and insights as we address the critical need for innovative solutions in catalyzing employment for individuals with disabilities. Together, we're driving positive change and working towards a more inclusive future.

Exciting news — we're Real Leaders Impact Award winners! We are proud to share that Enable Ventures won Best Collaboration of 2023 thanks to our work with the incredible team at CIONIC, a neuro-tech startup on a mission to improve mobility through bionic clothing that stimulates the four major muscle groups in the leg. 

“Our partnership with CIONIC is rooted in a shared mission to bring accessible, inclusive technology to the market and to serve the billions of people who would benefit from assistive products," said Regina "Gina" Kline, Enable Ventures Chair and Managing Partner. "It’s an honor to have our collaboration celebrated by the impact community, and we’re excited to continue our work to support the disability technology space.” 
 
Thank you to our partners, the impact community, and the CIONIC team for their dedication to generating positive change in the world.

Learn more about our work and the Real Leaders Impact Awards here: https://lnkd.in/gg62Ttqu
 
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Today, we’re heading to Miami to attend the Culture Shift Labs 2023 Culture Shifting Summit. Enable’s founder Regina "Gina" Kline will join the Women Investors panel alongside a group of game changing investors in a discussion moderated by Miami Herald’s Jane Wooldridge. Can’t wait to see you there!

Excited to have Regina "Gina" Kline of Enable Ventures, a renowned investor, entrepreneur, and civil rights lawyer, on the show! Join us as we dive into her mission to close the disability wealth gap through investing. https://buff.ly/3sm9GfE

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