Funding
the dream.
Building
belonging.
I help founders, funders, and communities turn resources into results — unlocking capital, capacity, and cultural wealth that already exist inside the people I work with.
Across technology, education, land, and community, the work is the same: make it easier for good ideas — and the people behind them — to get what they need to thrive.
Everything orbits midwifery.
Six pillars circle one center: the practice of bringing purpose safely into the world. Companies, villages, communities — they all get born the same way.
One ecosystem.
Six interlocking commitments.
Each pillar answers a different question — how do we fund, teach, root, gather, ground, and speak? Together they form the village.
GRANTED Technologies
An AI-powered grant platform that helps mission-driven teams discover, match, write, and win the funding their work deserves.
Learn more →Okwera Academy
Digital-literacy and employability programs for marginalized communities — including a flagship sponsoring thirty young women from Zambia.
Learn more →Okwera Village
150 acres in rural Zambia designed as a self-sustaining village: hydroponics, agroforestry, a market hub, tourism, and a vocational school.
Learn more →The Third Place
A physical and digital space where people coach, build, and rest together — outside of home and work.
Learn more →Black in Nature
A home for Black and racialized folks to reclaim joy, safety, and belonging in the outdoors.
Learn more →Speaking & Authorship
Keynotes and writing on cultural capital, funding equity, and leadership — including the forthcoming Ubuntu Womanism.
Learn more →What the programs have built.
A snapshot of the ventures launched, capital raised, land stewarded, and people trained across the ecosystem.
"Justina builds rooms where founders finally feel seen — and then funded."
"She turned our vague idea into a fundable, teachable, repeatable program."
"Rare mix of vision, rigor, and warmth. She midwifes what you're trying to birth."
"Every dollar we raised traced back to a door Justina opened."
"The most generous strategist I've worked with. She gives you the map and walks with you."
"Justina builds rooms where founders finally feel seen — and then funded."
"She turned our vague idea into a fundable, teachable, repeatable program."
"Rare mix of vision, rigor, and warmth. She midwifes what you're trying to birth."
"Every dollar we raised traced back to a door Justina opened."
"The most generous strategist I've worked with. She gives you the map and walks with you."
Honored along the way.
A few of the moments the work has been named — from campus stages to national recognition.
- 2024Nominated — Black Entrepreneur of the YearCanadian SME National Business Awards
- 2023Top 100 Black Women to Watch in CanadaCIBWE (Canadian International Black Women Excellence)
- 2023Top Venture AwardBlack Founders Network · University of Toronto
- 2023Smart Start AwardUniversity of Toronto Entrepreneurship
- 2022PMO Recognition — Cross-Functional DeliveryGeotab Inc.
- OngoingFeatured Speaker & PanelistMastercard Foundation · U of T · BongoHive · Federation of Black Canadians
Long-form conversations.
I host and appear on shows about building, funding, faith, and the future of African women's leadership. Come sit with us.