About us
Founded in 2016, Caravanserai facilitates the ability of individuals from marginalized, under-resourced communities to launch for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations that generate financial security, economic mobility, and systemic change.
Our rigorously structured process provides entrepreneurs who face discrimination and barriers – racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, economic, cultural, and/or linguistic – with access to culturally respectful mentorship, needed resources, and a supportive, creative network of peers.
Our programs are free and accessible to all. We can also customize and/or develop new programs to meet client requirements.
Our mission
To facilitate the ability of individuals from marginalized and under-resourced communities to launch for-profit and nonprofit organizations, generating financial security, economic mobility, and systemic change.
Our vision
To facilitate the ability of individuals from marginalized and under-resourced communities to launch for-profit and nonprofit organizations, generating financial security, economic mobility, and systemic change.
Our values
For millennia, merchants who traversed trade routes such as the Silk Road stopped at caravanserai – way stations that provided shelter, safety, and the opportunity to exchange goods, cultures, and ideas with fellow travelers. Today, Caravanserai supports our own communities’ diverse and determined entrepreneurs along their journeys to business success.
