Why Ventura County
We raise and educate great people. Then we lose them.
Ventura County has an affordability problem that is also a brain drain problem. They are the same problem, and high-growth companies are the fix.
The Stakes
Three numbers tell the whole story.
It’s getting too expensive to stay.
The median home hit a record $975,000 last year. Today about one in seven households can afford it.
So we’re losing people, and getting older.
The population has declined since 2017, even as California grew. The average resident is now nearly 40.
High-growth companies are the fix.
Every tech job creates about five more local jobs. One founder. Thousands of jobs.
The Opportunity
We can keep our best people here.
Luke and the team are building something where founders can actually succeed, where local innovation drives local jobs and we stop losing our best people.
The Ask
Give Ventura County’s founders a reason to stay.
Funds the inaugural Spring 2027 cohort. EIN 39-2204612.