Nicole V. Foster

Founder & CEO, Sommos, Inc.

Overview

Sommos is a groundbreaking AI-powered storytelling platform reimagining how families preserve their legacies. Built for the “sandwich generation,” Sommos captures voice, memory, and connection—turning generational storytelling into an experience that is seamless, emotionally resonant, and culturally rooted.

Founder Nicole V. Foster, a former public health attorney, brings a rare mix of legal rigor, community-centered vision, and deep narrative intelligence to this work. She’s not just building a product—she’s shaping a new category at the intersection of family, memory, and technology.

  • Investment Sought: $4,200,000
  • Investment Type: Convertible Note

 

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Leadership Team

Nicole is supported by a lean, high-performing team of experts in product, aging, AI, and community health. Together, they are building with purpose and cultural precision.

  • Founder & CEO: Nicole Foster
  • Fractional Chief Product Officer: William Caban
  • Product Advisor: Chris Sleat

Health & Aging Advisor: Dr. Corinne Conn (UCLA)

About Sommos

  • Year Established: 2024
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  • Corporate Structure: C-Corp
  • FT Jobs / PT Jobs: 1 FT / 4 PT
  • 2024 Revenue: $0
  • 2025 Projected Revenue: $990,000
  • 2026 Projected Revenue: $5,000,000
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What Our Clients Are Saying

"There are so many stories I’ve heard my father tell, and I never wrote them down. Now that his memory is fading, I panic. Sommos gave us a way to preserve his voice, his essence. It’s not just tech—it’s healing."
 — Angela M., Beta User

Target Market

Sommos serves adults aged 40–60 the “sandwich generation” who are caring for aging parents while raising children. They are the emotional and logistical memory keepers of their families, often stretched thin and seeking meaningful, tech-forward solutions.

Value Proposition

Sommos is the only storytelling platform that meets families where they are—emotionally, technically, and culturally. With AI-guided storytelling, secure memory preservation, and collaborative tools, Sommos offers a seamless, healing experience unlike anything in genealogy or digital scrapbooking.

Key Milestones

  • Raised $250K in pre-seed capital
  • Rebuilt MVP on a mobile-first, modern tech stack (React)
  • 2,000+ user waitlist built organically
  • Institutional pilot partners secured
  • Selected for Ignite Capital investment portfolio
  • Named to Technical.ly’s RealLIST Startups

Growth Plan

  • Launch web and mobile platforms in Summer 2025
  • Scale concierge-style onboarding to early adopters
  • Reach 50,000 paying users by 2027
  • Launch multilingual and Afro-Caribbean versions
  • Partner with archives, libraries, and caregiving orgs
  • Build out next-gen AI features and deepen user engagement

Awards & Accolades

2024: Semifinalist, Black Ambition Prize, 2024: Technical.ly RealLIST Startups – Top 10, 2024: Ignite Capital Portfolio Company, 2024: Speaker, Global Black Economic Forum, 2023: Founder, Conscious Venture Lab Cohort 10

Connections

Sommos is scaling through deep, intentional relationships across caregiving, cultural preservation, and tech innovation:

  • Active pilot programs with civic memory and elder care institutions
  • Founding partnerships in Jamaica and Oaxaca focused on preserving oral traditions
  • Strong ties with aging, grief, and cultural heritage organizations
  • Nicole’s leadership in Black Founders Table connects Sommos to capital, policy, and community innovation ecosystems
  • Strategic advisors and champions in AI, product strategy, digital health, and philanthropy

Sommos is positioned to become the trusted, go-to platform for memory preservation across cultures and continents.

Impact of Investment

Storytelling is timeless—and in a digital era, legacy-tech is a growing, under-addressed market. Sommos offers emotional resonance and recurring revenue.

With investment, Sommos will:

  • Launch cross-platform (web and mobile) experience
  • Expand onboarding, pilot partners, and outreach
  • Build new features that boost user retention and engagement
  • Bring go-to-market strategy to life through aligned brand storytelling and institutional deals