Boston first. Then the world beyond the border.

AscendHer is rooted in Boston for the first three years — intentionally. The program grows at the pace of its community, not its ambition. When the foundation is proven, the room gets bigger.

THE FOUR-YEAR ARC

Every year, the program compounds.

Year 1 — 2027

Boston pilot. 15 founders. 12 pillars. Cohort-based. The proof-of-concept that everything grows from. The first cohort is dedicated to Ludmila Esqueda.

Year 2

Sister Circles launch. Affinity Groups form as the cohort grows. The program transitions from founder-led to community-governed — with Jimena still at the center, but with the community beginning to carry its own weight.

Year 3

Alumni become mentors. Graduates step into Aunt & Uncle roles. The mentor pipeline becomes self-sustaining. The cohort size grows to 30. New England expansion begins

Year 4 — AscendHer LatAm

Five founders. Virtual. Fully in Spanish. Eight core pillars. Free of charge — subsidized by the Boston program's surplus and sponsor commitments. Alumni-mentored from day one.

AscendHer LatAm is a giving-back commitment, not an expansion play. Geography and income should never be the reason she doesn't build. Starting with Venezuela Jimena’s home country,

ASCENDHER LATAM

The room has no border.

AscendHer LatAm launches Year 4 with 5 founders, virtual delivery, and 8 core pillars — Brand & Story, Sales & Revenue, Operations, Funding & Finance, Marketing, Content Creation, Leadership & Public Speaking, and AI & Technology.

The program is fully in Spanish. It is free. It is mentored by alumni from the Boston cohorts. Every LatAm mentor receives a Relivein3D keepsake — a handcrafted memory marking the bond between ecosystems. Boston to LatAm and back.

Every graduate pays it forward. The program compounds, cohort by cohort.

THE MARKET

The gap is growing, not closing.

→  Latina-owned businesses grew 33% in the same period non-Latina women's businesses grew 7%  (McKinsey, 2024)

→  44% growth in Latino-owned businesses 2018–2023  (Stanford SLEI)

→  $1.1 trillion unlocked if Latina business ownership matched their share of the population  (Brookings, 2025)

→  2.3% of global venture capital went to all-female founding teams in 2024  (PitchBook)

→  15% of accelerator participants are women despite women comprising 36% of all founders  (Global Accelerator Report, 2024)

→  No fully bilingual women-only accelerator exists in the United States  (U.S. Census Bureau)

Every month without AscendHer is a month that gap widens.