# Braven

> Braven is a national nonprofit career accelerator that partners with large public universities and employers to help first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented college students land strong first jobs. Through a semester-long, cohort-based course followed by post-graduation support, Braven equips Fellows with the skills, confidence, experiences, and professional networks they need to translate a college degree into economic mobility. Founded in 2013 by former Teach For America executive Aimée Eubanks Davis, Braven has reached more than 15,000 Fellows across cities including Chicago, Newark, New York, Atlanta, the Bay Area, and beyond.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Founders:** Aimée Eubanks Davis (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 1,400 (including staff, leadership coaches and volunteers across regions)
- **Products:** The Braven Accelerator, Post-Accelerator Support, Braven Online Platform (BravenX), Employer Engagement
- **Notable:** Grew from a 17-student pilot at San Jose State in 2013 to more than 15,000 Fellows nationally., 74% of Braven graduates nationally out-earn their parents at the same age in their first job out of college., BravenX 2025 graduates were 36 percentage points more likely to have completed an internship than graduates nationally.

## Products & services

- **The Braven Accelerator** — A semester-long, cohort-based, for-credit course co-developed with university faculty that builds five professional competencies: operating and managing, problem solving, working in teams, networking and communicating, and self-driven leading.
- **Post-Accelerator Support** — Ongoing coaching, networking, and career support that continues through six months after college graduation to help Fellows secure a strong first job.
- **Braven Online Platform (BravenX)** — A digital learning platform where Fellows complete weekly assignments, access leadership coaches, and connect with a national network of peers and professionals.
- **Employer Engagement** — Partnerships that connect Fellows with volunteer Leadership Coaches, internships, and hiring pipelines at companies seeking diverse talent.

## Achievements

- Grew from a 17-student pilot at San Jose State in 2013 to more than 15,000 Fellows nationally.
- 74% of Braven graduates nationally out-earn their parents at the same age in their first job out of college.
- BravenX 2025 graduates were 36 percentage points more likely to have completed an internship than graduates nationally.
- Braven Fellows six months post-graduation out-earn the national average salary for early-career college grads.
- Secured a $1.5M Deloitte Foundation commitment and $1M from New Profit.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — UMass Lowell and Braven launched a Career Accelerator to strengthen student success.
- **2025-01** — Braven released its 2025 Jobs Report; 15,563 Fellows have completed the Accelerator to date, with quality-opportunity attainment of 41-69% across core sites.
- **2022-12** — Braven announced a $1.5M three-year commitment from the Deloitte Foundation.

## Links

- Website: https://braven.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/braven-org
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bebraven
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondzOrg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bebraven/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/BeBraven/

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Last updated: 2026-06-02