EquityBridge is a platform designed to address the persistent funding gap for underrepresented founders, particularly women and Black entrepreneurs, and to provide more accessible exit opportunities for mid-sized companies. Inspired by Aequitas Invest’s mission, EquityBridge will offer a curated marketplace connecting these founders with a diverse pool of investors actively seeking to diversify their portfolios. For mid-sized companies facing a challenging IPO market, EquityBridge will facilitate a more robust private secondary market, enabling liquidity and strategic exits. The platform will leverage AI to match founders with suitable investors based on sector, stage, and impact goals, and to streamline the due diligence and transaction process for secondary market sales.