When most kids were setting up lemonade stands in the neighborhood to earn money, Josh Tanenbaum saw a crowded marketplace and decided to sell his teddy bear and videotape collection on the street corner instead. Close to two decades later, his strong entrepreneurial spirit combined and unwavering passion for making the world a better place led him to establish Clearstone Enterprises, founded in 2016.

“For me, social change was integral to my being. It just took me a while to find out my niche,” Tanenbaum explains. “Clearstone is at the intersection of finance and social change, which is exactly where I want to be. ”

The platform invests in early-stage start-ups that narrow societal inequality gaps through educational technology, financial technology and mobility solutions.