Today, we’re excited to share with the world that Altus is launched, live, and making an impact! We’ve been working hard to reach this moment for years, so let’s break down the milestones (though we’ll leave out the million details in between):
The Dream – In 2019, our team began to dream about what it would look like to plant solutions to end human trafficking in a soil that could sustain and scale those solutions to all the places they needed to go. Which led us to the world of business for good and impact investments. And in the fall of that year, we launched Altus Solutions, Inc.! The name Altus, derived from the Latin word for “higher, greater, and elevated,” reflects our commitment to elevating the kinds of solutions capable of meeting the global challenge of ending human trafficking. You can learn more about that journey from our founder, Ashleigh Chapman, on the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast #274.
The Build – From 2020-2023, we laid all the foundations, beta-tested all our solutions, and built the team and partnerships to scale forward. It was no small feat to begin with, and was made increasingly challenging by the impact of the global pandemic on the issue of human trafficking (which increased globally by 25%) and the impact on all those working to address it (with a significant decrease of available resources to fight it). But we made it through, and managed to make our solutions even better, our team and partnerships even stronger, and picked up some amazing friends along the way.
The Investment – In 2023, we were thrilled to welcome Eagle Venture Fund as our lead investor at Altus! EVF is a pioneering leader in the world of impact investments, and its Freedom Fund is especially dedicated to investing in founders and companies that are directly combatting slavery and human trafficking. You can learn more about EVF at Eagle Freedom Fund • Investing to combat Slavery & Human Trafficking. Their partnership helped us take the final steps into our future-state.
The Solutions – the first two solutions we are scaling to their maximum reach and impact are Justice U™ and Engage Together®.
- Justice U™ equips frontline professionals and concerned citizens with the knowledge they need to recognize and respond to human trafficking, with the tools every modern learner needs today. Learn more at Justice U.
- Engage Together® strengthens community response to end and prevent human trafficking by providing the data-driven insights, collective impact strategies, and expert-level support that communities need to succeed. Learn more at Engage Together.
More solutions are on the horizon and coming soon!
The Future – We’re go for launch at Altus! Building and scaling the kinds of solutions, partnerships, and teams that can help every community succeed in the fight to end and prevent human trafficking. We invite you to join the journey. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay in-the-know and up-to-date. We’ll be moving fast and launching more solutions soon. And we love to do that with friends! So please knock on our door anytime to get in touch with our team and explore opportunities to collaborate or jump onboard.
Til every soul is free.