Our Story
The We’s Match was inspired by Lisa Yancey and Lynnette Kaid’s experiences seeking to build their company, SorsaMED. Along the way — despite participating in an entrepreneur incubator program — they felt few advisors understood them or the nuance and audaciousness of what it meant to be a Black female first-generation wealth builder. While lamenting with other entrepreneurs of color, they realized that they were not alone in their feelings. And so the name and algorithmic matching platform, “The We’s Match” was born, birthed out of the desire to see more similarly identified and values aligned people sitting on both sides of the table.
Founders
Lynnette Kaid
Lynnette is the founder of Kaid ‘N Kolor, a graphic arts agency, and an incredible singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She studied marketing at Hawai’i Pacific University and has a background in business development. Lynnette is both the co-founder of The We’s Match and SorsaMED. Through SorsaMED, Lynnette is pursuing establishing the first biologics company founded by Black women to develop recombinant microorganisms and cannabinoids for chronic pain management to counter the opioid use epidemic.
Lisa Yancey
Lisa is the President of Yancey Consulting, LLC, advising a spectrum of practitioners, nonprofit organizations, philanthropists, and philanthropic institutions committed to dismantling inequities, enriching disinvested communities, building leadership, and amplifying diverse perspectives. She has worked with, facilitated, and provided pro bono services to over 100 organization or grantmaking institutions in the past 18 years. A lifelong entrepreneur, Lisa’s concurrent ventures include co-founding The We’s Match and SorsaMED, a biologics company dedicated to developing therapeutic solutions for chronic pain management using medicinal cannabinoids.
Advisors
Stephanie Attar & June L. Wilson