Workers.vc · Earned Governance Accelerator

The cohort

People and ventures building the Earned Governance Accelerator. Each card is the person's own words.

Alonovo: Value Aligned Consumer Spending and Investing

Know before you buy. Know before you invest.

Alonovo helps consumers and investors make informed, ethical choices. We aggregate data from trusted institutional sources to grade companies on the issues that matter, from corporate lobbying and farm animal welfare to ICE contracts and ESG performance. Grades are built on claims: signed, URI-addressable statements with full provenance, following the LinkedClaims specification. Every grade links back to its source data so you can verify it yourself. A joint project of LinkedTrust and Civic Works.

alonovo.cooperation.org The venture →

Amerissa Studio

Brand, growth and AI systems for startups, small businesses and real estate.

Amerissa Studio takes a business from its first logo to the systems that run it. We design the brand, build the site it sells from, run the marketing that turns attention into customers, and then automate the back office work that is still done by hand: quoting, intake, follow-up, reporting. Seven services in one deliberate order, because businesses grow in an order. Build establishes what you look like and where you sell. Grow turns attention into customers. Scale removes the manual work that caps you. Most studios sell these as a menu; we sell the arc, with one owner of the result instead of four vendors failing at the joins. The AI work is the part we are proving out in this cohort. Our pattern is narrow and honest: a system reads the documents a business already receives, drafts the quote or the report, and holds it for a person to approve before anything goes out. No demo theatre. First target market is US real estate: agents, brokers and developers still run listings, follow-up and reporting by hand, and we have already built this kind of work for a property developer. Everything we ship, the client owns: files, accounts, domains and code, in their name.

amerissastudio.com The venture →

HealthDocX

Making fragmented health data accessible with Healthdocx

A health data platform providing simple, reliable tools that transform fragmented medical records into trustworthy and actionable data for practitioners and health systems.

www.healthdocx.org/ The venture →

IntegralMASS

Democratize risk management to support speculative negotiations.

Create a platform that implements risk management best practices using ISO 31010 methods to put into the hands of the user the ability to run risk simulation on primary asset financial profiles like real estate, stocks, and procurement contracts.

integralmass.com The venture →

Lynxmonde

Walk through a listing before you ever book a viewing.

lynxmonde puts real properties on a real map — from clean blueprints to richly furnished 2D scenes — so buyers and renters can explore a place instead of scrolling a photo gallery.

lynxmonde-intern.secundus.studio/ The venture →

TrustHire

No more fake candidates. Hire people you can actually trust.

Rank real candidates using LinkedIn, GitHub, and trusted recommendations. AI gives you speed. Trust gives you confidence. Phase 1, Fast AI Ranking: upload hundreds of resumes and get instant rankings based on skills, experience, and job requirements. Phase 2, Trust Validation: verify real identities and skills through LinkedIn, GitHub, and professional recommendations.

hr.linkedtrust.us The venture →

Workers VC

Because ownership matters.

Workers.vc is running an alpha cohort of the Earned Governance Accelerator. We are bringing together technical teams for an intensive 4-week sprint to build their startups using a radically fairer model. There is no equity negotiation and no waiting for incorporation. People put hours on tasks. Peer-reviewed work converts into verifiable equity and voting weight, from day one. At the end, each team picks standard paper: Slicing Pie or a rolling SAFE.

workers.vc The venture →

Golda Velez

Mentor

“Finally, the cure for CEO-itis, startup killer. Seriously, having workers have real say and earned stake is transformative, I've seen it. And I am so happy to meet and support new earned governance startups.”

Michelle Zaremskas

Mentor

“I'm joining the Earned Governance Accelerator as a mentor.”

Robert Schwentker

Mentor

“I'm joining the Earned Governance Accelerator as a mentor. Currently building payment infra for AI agents: an MCP server with HTTP 402 endpoints so agents can pay for content & services programmatically. Also running my own ATProto server and working on Bluesky-native publishing. Accelerator ecosystems have been a throughline for me since my PayPal days, where I led the North America rollout of the Startup Blueprint program, mentored 300+ startups, and built partnerships with 25+ incubators, accelerators, and early-stage funds.”

Mo Yatim

Mentor

“I'm the (Digital) Sage, the bearer and sharer of knowledge, perspectives, and xp. Here to do my part supporting passionate folks building cool stuff that make the world a better place. A bit more: I'm a tech generalist, multilingual (English, Arabic, dev, design, product, biz, and the human nature, amongst other things), ex-founder (game dev, custom software dev), freelance consultant, and forever a nerd. Excited to learn what you're building and providing the support I can on your journey.”

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Christian

Mentor

“My work lives at the intersection of business, product, and design strategy. I practice participatory and collaborative research methods to center people and their context to improve and derisk decision-making. I believe in the power of earned governance, and I look forward to serving as a mentor.”

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Cecile Green

Mentor

“I'm joining the Earned Governance Accelerator as a mentor to support any teams that want to use shared power.”

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Derrick Espadas

Mentor

“I'm joining the Earned Governance Accelerator as a mentor.”

Sahda Samier

CEO

Fullstack / Lead Tech

“We tore down the wall between building a product and owning the equity. I am thrilled to join as a Co-founder of the Earned Governance Accelerator to help brilliant technical teams master 'the show' and bootstrap fairer, worker-owned startups.”

Jefferson Richards

Worker

“Demonstrate Grunt leadership and represent a team that has already built a proof of concept.”

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Rania Abdelnasser

Worker

“I’m an intern and developer looking to collaborate with others, explore open-source projects, and build impactful digital solutions within the accelerator”

Zakia Mangal

Worker

Amos Mwangi

Worker

“Bringing Amerissa Studio into the Earned Governance Accelerator. One studio taking a business from its first logo to the systems that run it, for startups, small businesses and real estate.”

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Terry Islife

Worker

“Healthdocx is fully bootstrapped, and we would love to take our venture through the Earned Governance Accelerator.”

Jaya Rai

Worker

“Hi, I'm Jaya Rai, a Full Stack Developer and AI enthusiast from India with a passion for building products that solve real-world problems. I recently completed my engineering degree and currently work as a Full Stack Developer. Over the past few years, I've worked across the full product lifecycle—from understanding user problems and designing solutions to developing, deploying, and continuously improving applications. My technical stack includes Python, Django, FastAPI, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Supabase, and modern AI technologies such as LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, and LLM-powered applications. Beyond writing code, I enjoy thinking like a startup builder. I believe successful products come from understanding users, experimenting quickly, collaborating openly, and continuously learning. I've built and contributed to projects involving AI assistants, document intelligence, analytics dashboards, automation tools, and full-stack web applications, and I'm always eager to explore new domains where technology can create meaningful impact. One of my biggest strengths is adaptability. I enjoy working with people from different countries, cultures, and professional backgrounds because diverse perspectives often lead to better products and stronger teams. Whether it's AI, SaaS, fintech, healthcare, education, logistics, or another industry, I'm excited by opportunities to solve meaningful challenges through technology. What excites me about Workers.vc is its belief that ownership should be earned through contribution rather than titles alone. The earned-governance model aligns with how I believe modern startups should grow—through transparency, collaboration, shared responsibility, and long-term commitment from everyone building the product. I'm joining this cohort not only to contribute my technical skills but also to learn from experienced founders and mentors, collaborate with ambitious builders worldwide, and help transform ideas into scalable, impactful ventures. I thrive in fast-moving startup environments, enjoy taking ownership, and am always willing to step outside my comfort zone to help a team succeed. I believe the future belongs to people who build together, learn continuously, and create value before seeking recognition. I'm excited to contribute, grow, and build something meaningful with the Workers.vc community. Looking forward to building together.”

Mohamed Salah

Worker

Amr Nabel

Worker

Ebenezer Kwesi Baah

Worker

Peter

Worker

George Polisner

Worker

“Do you know what your money is up to? Alonovo helps consumers and investors easily align their dollars to their values. Looking for partners with channels to join and create a powerful lever for good, that can itself be profitable as a public benefit corporation with shared equity. We are excited to launch through the Workers.VC accelerator program and welcome aligned co-founders!”

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Emenike Francisca Chinyere

Worker

Sima Dudula

Worker

Shourya Sinha

Worker

“Since this is a good opportunity to learn and grow, I am joining to build and create with people who already has the experience. I've been working for business and start-ups since I was a kid, I want to take this to next level.”

Martin Nyondo

Worker

Rosauro Matibag

Worker

“I’m interested in joining because I like the idea of building something meaningful in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where contributions are transparent and fairly recognized. The 4-week sprint is especially appealing because it creates a focused opportunity to work closely with a technical team, solve real problems, and turn ideas into a working product. I also value the peer-review and earned-contribution model. It gives me a chance to contribute my engineering experience, learn from other builders, and have my actual work reflected in my ownership and voting weight from the beginning.”

Moka

Worker

“I’m here to share my experience in full-stack development, technology, and building digital products. Happy to connect, exchange ideas, and help where I can.”

Ali Alkhateeb

Worker

Vikas Tiwari

Worker

“Joining TrustHire: I’m excited about joining TrustHire because I want to work on real problems where AI and software engineering can directly create value. I enjoy building systems from the ground up, especially AI/ML and backend products, and I’m looking for an environment where I can take ownership, learn quickly, and contribute beyond just writing code. TrustHire’s focus on building trust and improving the hiring experience is something I’d genuinely like to be part of. I’d bring strong technical curiosity, a builder mindset, and the willingness to take responsibility and grow with the team.”

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Michael Metz

Worker

“Joining IntegralMASS: Brining 30 years of financial advisory experience, with people management skills, and ideas to democratize the investment experience to produce participation and better investor engagement.”

Vaishak V K

Worker

“Joining IntegralMASS: Software Engineering”

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What We Are Doing

Workers.vc is running an alpha cohort of the Earned Governance Accelerator. We are bringing together technical teams for an intensive 4-week sprint to build their startups using a radically fairer model.

There is no equity negotiation and no waiting for incorporation. People put work on tasks; the team values it. Peer-reviewed work converts into verifiable equity and voting weight, from day one. At the end, each team picks standard paper: Slicing Pie or a rolling SAFE, or remains in GovKit for now.

What is Workers.vc? The full definition →

Why It Matters

In the era of AI, the problem posed to workers is one of resource control. Mainstream accelerators concentrate ownership in the hands of a few founders and investors.

We are proving that shared-governance, worker-owned startups can bootstrap, compete, and sustain themselves. Money can buy a share of the outcome. Only work earns a say in it.

Equity is a side effect of the workflow

You can already measure people's work. If you couldn't, you couldn't run a team. The toolkit turns that measurement into ownership.

Work on tasks

No equity meetings. Log work from Slack or the dashboard; the team reviews it and sets its value, and the pie moves. The majority approves the work; nobody can just put hours anywhere.

Your launch, amplified

Each venture gets its launch card, a live wall spot, and joinable posts for Bluesky and LinkedIn. People who see your idea can click through and start earning in it.

Standard paper at the end

Decide your split any time before the cohort ends, then pick the legal wrapper: Slicing Pie or a rolling SAFE, or remain in GovKit for now. Investors get verified contribution history.

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The Ask: How You Can Help

Join us in actively reshaping the startup ecosystem.

Join the cohort

Bring your idea, bring the project you already work on, or pick one from the ideas board and start earning in it. We provide the tools to move fast.

Your idea or an open one
Your team's pie, from day one

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Mentor the first cohort

Give whatever time you like, general startup feedback or domain expertise. Mentoring is tracked work: it earns equity in the accelerator itself. It boils down to putting some time on a calendar.

The time you choose
A stake in the accelerator

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Back it

Two ways, and they are different things. Either way the say stays with the people doing the work.

Sponsor the cohort

Your money pays participant stipends and keeps the program free for the teams. From $200.

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Join as a funder

Invest in the accelerator itself, on standard instruments. Buys a share of the outcome.

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Running at LinkedTrust since 2021

A global team sharing equity as a Public Benefit Corporation: a rolling SAFE live since 2021, bylaws with binding objection votes since 2022, value labels on tasks paid and recorded since 2021. The full record →

Questions people actually ask

How does equity work here?

There is no equity negotiation and no waiting for incorporation. People put work on tasks; the team values it. Peer reviewed work converts into verifiable equity and voting weight, from day one.

What do I have to do?

Log your work from Slack or the dashboard. Your team reviews it and sets its value. The majority approves it. Nobody can just put hours anywhere. It has to be approved.

What happens at the end of the cohort?

Each team picks standard paper: Slicing Pie or a rolling SAFE, or remains in GovKit for now. Slicing Pie and the rolling SAFE are established models with published legal forms. We help you set it up.

What if my startup fails?

You keep the record of your work. The equity model works for any outcome. The paperwork is ready either way.

What do mentors do?

Give whatever time you like. General startup feedback or domain expertise. Mentoring is tracked work. It earns equity in the accelerator itself.

What makes this different from other accelerators?

We are proving that shared governance, worker owned startups can bootstrap, compete, and sustain themselves. Money can buy a share of the outcome. Only work earns a say in it.

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