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GLOBAL STARTUP FOUNDATION INC
New York City, NY · EIN 843133968 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE B99 · Education · Micro (<$100K) · globalstartupfoundation.com
revenue
$44K
expenses
$44K
net assets
$14K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

GSF mission is to conduct practical education training programs that prepare individuals and institutions for the digital age. Our programs include workforce training initiatives with institutional partners, career & leadership tech training programs for minorities and youth, business and tech training programs for SME, startups and early stage companies. We have the world's fastest growing community of beneficiaries due to our tenure in hosting and managing remote online accelerator programs over the past few years.

profile · synthesized from sources

Global Startup Foundation (GSF) delivers digital career accelerator programs to prepare individuals, particularly youth, minorities, and underserved communities, for the digital economy. It partners with institutional clients such as the Inter-American Development Bank, Microsoft, and LinkedIn to design and scale workforce training initiatives. GSF focuses on reskilling and employment readiness through online programs in technology, entrepreneurship, and personal branding.

named programs · 6 · from sources

What they call their work

Afro Future Career Accelerator
4-week digital course followed by a 10-week remote internship for Afro-descendant and Black individuals seeking careers in technology and digital fields, in partnership with Microsoft.
Caribbean Tourism Career Accelerator
Virtual training and internship program for youth in Haiti, developed with IDB Lab, to build digital skills for careers in tourism and economic recovery.
Digital Career Accelerator Program
Signature workforce training framework that helps institutional clients launch digital career training initiatives within 90 days, focusing on skills for the digital economy.
GSF Lab: Workforce Training Advisory
Strategic advisory service for institutions to design, launch, and scale future-of-work training programs, serving clients like the U.S. State Department and Microsoft.
GSF Roundtables
Quarterly stakeholder meetings with Fortune 500 companies and government bodies to discuss workforce development and digital economy trends.
Her Future Career Accelerator
Free 4-week global program for women, delivered with Grow with Google and Barclays, covering personal branding, remote work, business development, and resilience in the digital economy.
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Workforce Readiness Training 2 activities
    • Deliver workforce training for minorities, youth, and entrepreneurs
      Conducts targeted training initiatives for minorities, youth, university graduates, women re-entering the workforce, and entrepreneurs, including leadership, tech, and business skills. Programs have been implemented in Ghana, Haiti, and the Caribbean through institutional partnerships, with demonstrated scale in training thousands of graduates.
    • Host and deliver virtual career accelerator programs for underrepresented groups
      Delivers time-bound virtual career accelerator programs targeting women, Afro-descendant and Black individuals, Haitian and Caribbean youth, and other underrepresented populations, featuring expert-led training, digital skills development, and career readiness components. Programs include 4-week digital courses and multi-week workforce reskilling curricula delivered remotely.
  • Professional Networking Events 1 activity
    • Host digital demo days and stakeholder engagement events
      Organizes large-scale virtual events including digital demo days that attract over 10,000 delegates, as part of accelerator programming, and quarterly roundtables with Fortune 500 companies and government bodies to advance workforce development strategies.
  • Student Career Readiness and Internship Placement 1 activity
    • Provide remote internship placements with financial and career support
      Offers remote internship opportunities in tourism and technology sectors for program participants, including stipends during remote work periods, placements with top companies, and pathways to job placement. Alumni gain access to ongoing career development through a networked community.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Provide strategic advisory services to institutional partners
      Offers strategic advisory and capacity-building support to institutional clients such as the Inter-American Development Bank, Microsoft, the U.S. State Department, and LinkedIn to design, launch, and scale future-of-work training initiatives and workforce programs.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$44K
Contributions & grants$44K100%
Program service revenue$1850%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$44K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$27K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$14K
5 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -74.6%
relationships · 27

Who they work with

  • Barclays Partner — Partner in launching the Her Future Career Accelerator for women.
  • Barclays Partner — Partners with the Global Startup Foundation on the Her Future Career Accelerator program.
  • Barclays Partner — Partnership to deliver the Her Future Career Accelerator program.
  • Cocread Partner — Collaborates with Global Startup Foundation on the Caribbean Tourism Career Accelerator initiative in Haiti.
  • Digicel Partner — Corporate partner in the Tourism Career Accelerator (Haiti Edition).
  • Global Startup Ecosystem Partner — Sister organization of GSF; co-hosted an initiative in 2019 to help women re-enter the global workforce.
  • Grow with Google Partner — Collaborates with the Global Startup Foundation on the Her Future Career Accelerator program.
  • Grow with Google Partner — Partner in launching the Her Future Career Accelerator for women.
  • Grow with Google Partner — Partnership to deliver the Her Future Career Accelerator program.
  • Haiti Tech Summit Partner — Partner in the Tourism Career Accelerator (Haiti Edition) initiative.
  • IBM Cloud Partner — Corporate partner in the Tourism Career Accelerator (Haiti Edition).
  • IDB Lab Partner — Co-launches the Tourism Career Accelerator (Haiti Edition) with Global Startup Foundation.
  • IDB Lab Partner — Partner in launching and delivering the Tourism Career Accelerator (Haiti Edition).
  • IDB Lab Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Global Startup Foundation to deliver the Tourism Career Accelerator in Haiti.
  • IDB Lab Partner — Partners with the Global Startup Foundation to co-launch and deliver the Tourism Career Accelerator (Haiti Edition).
  • Inter-American Development Bank Partner — Partnered with GSF to launch Haiti’s first national career accelerator and scale it across the Caribbean.
  • Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Partner — Collaborates with the Global Startup Foundation on the Tourism Career Accelerator (Haiti Edition) and the Beyond Tourism Innovation Challenge.
  • LinkedIn Partner — Partnered with GSF on workforce development initiatives and as a client receiving advisory services.
  • Marriott Partner — Corporate partner providing internship and job placement opportunities in tourism.
  • Microsoft Partner — Collaborated with GSF on diversity skills workforce initiatives and as a client receiving advisory services.
  • Microsoft Partner — Collaborates with Microsoft on the Afro Future Career Accelerator Program.
  • Microsoft Partner — Collaborates with Microsoft to deliver the Afro Future Career Accelerator Program.
  • Microsoft Partner — Partners with the Global Startup Foundation for the Afro Future Career Accelerator Program.
  • National Service Scheme Partner — Partnered with GSF to train thousands of young university graduates in Ghana for global remote jobs.
  • U.S. State Department Partner — Client of GSF for future of work training and development initiatives.
  • United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Partner — Collaborates with the Inter-American Development Bank on the Beyond Tourism Innovation Challenge, which the Global Startup Foundation supports.
  • institutional partners Partner — Collaborates with institutional partners on workforce training initiatives.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Digital Career Accelerator Model
    methodology: digital-career-accelerator
    By combining structured digital learning, remote internships, and access to industry leaders, the organization prepares underrepresented professionals and youth for careers in technology and tourism, because experiential, scalable, and network-rich programming increases workforce readiness and career placement in the digital economy.
  • Partnership-Driven Program Delivery
    methodology: partnership_model
    By collaborating with international development institutions, the organization scales targeted career accelerator programs in specific regions like Haiti, because institutional partnerships enhance local reach, resource access, and program legitimacy in workforce development initiatives.
  • Personal Branding as Career Leverage
    methodology: personal-branding-strategy
    By teaching personal branding in digital and remote work contexts, the organization enables women and professionals to advance and monetize their careers, because strategic self-presentation increases visibility, opportunity access, and economic agency in competitive online labor markets.