Gratia
An upskilling company for ambitious professionals looking to advance their careers.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
$1.0m | Seed | ||
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
Gratia operates as a tech-enabled, managed marketplace focused on human capital, specifically providing on-demand, pre-vetted analysts to its clientele. The company was co-founded by Jacqueline Churchwell (CEO) and Sarah Tomita (COO). The founders bring a wealth of experience from prominent institutions such as Bain, Goldman Sachs, and WeWork, backgrounds that directly inform the company's strategy of training and placing high-caliber analytical talent. Churchwell's history includes roles at WeWork, Bain, Bridgewater Associates, and Citi, while Tomita has experience at Goldman Sachs and as COO of Regulatory Professionals.
The core of Gratia's business model is a dual-sided platform. For clients, it offers "superanalysts-as-a-service," managing the entire talent pipeline from sourcing and skills assessment to job matching and on-the-job upskilling. This provides companies with access to affordable, globally-sourced junior talent for needs in strategy, finance, and AI within a short timeframe. For analysts, Gratia functions as a scalable training and apprenticeship program, offering a pathway to gain employment based on assessed skills rather than pedigree. Analysts undergo over 50 hours of consulting training and apprenticeship-based development before they are matched with clients.
Revenue generation is uniquely structured around its apprenticeship model. While clients pay for the analyst services, Gratia's status as an apprenticeship provider allows it to access government grants and tax credits in the United States and other countries. This financial structure is a key component of the company's strategy, designed to support the upskilling program which, in turn, enhances analyst retention and the quality of work delivered to clients. The company is privately held and venture capital-backed, having gone through a seed funding round. Gratia serves a range of clients who need flexible, skilled analysts, including those in financial services, consulting, and private equity.
Keywords: analysts-as-a-service, superanalysts platform, apprenticeship staffing, on-demand analysts, pre-vetted analysts, talent management services, workforce enhancement, upskilling, talent development, consulting services, financial services talent, private equity support, remote analysts, global talent, Jacqueline Churchwell, Sarah Tomita, business analyst training, data science track, skills assessment, job matching