Programs

Entrepreneurship programs for justice-impacted founders

Compare the largest entrepreneurship programs serving incarcerated and formerly incarcerated founders, plus the program models behind them.

• PEP vs Defy Ventures vs Inmates to Entrepreneurs

  Side-by-side 2026 comparison: curriculum, cohort size, capital access, recidivism data.

• Program models

  In-prison, post-release, and cohort-based accelerators — where each model wins and breaks.

• Funding & grants

  Capital paths for founders with records: grants, microloans, SBA loans, tax credits.