
Our Story is the American Story
Our Founder's parents landed on the tarmac at JFK with a few tattered suitcases and the American dream. After a few years of finding their footing, they purchased a grocery store in Brooklyn and with it, inherited the stewardship of a vibrant corner of New York City. One day, they received a phone call from a developer who had just purchased the building. They lost the business in a matter of weeks.
Hard-working Americans and their families are being displaced from the neighborhoods they've built faster than ever before. We're building withco to not only ensure other families avoid the same fate, but also to create a new way of doing business that rightfully values and shares in the real contribution local business owners bring to their neighborhoods. We want to make it exciting to be a small business owner again.



Rich Boyle
Former Chairman & CEO
LoopNet

Keith Rabois
Former COO
Square

Alexis Ohanian
Founder & Former CEO

Pete Flint
Founder & Former CEO
Trulia

Kenneth Chenault
Former Chairman & CEO
American Express

Susan Sobbott
Founder
Small Business Saturday

Danny Meyer
Founder & CEO
Union Square Hospitality Group

Julián Castro
Former HUD Secretary
U.S. Cabinet

Will Smith
Actor, Musician, Producer
Dreamers VC

Venus Williams
World Champion
Tennis Player

Kevin Durant
Pro Basketball Player
Thirty Five Ventures

Garry Tan
President & CEO
Y Combinator