About us

Empowering ambition with institutional-grade expertise and technology.

Securing capital and grant funding should not feel like navigating a maze. We built Go Fund It Now to change that entirely.

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Software built by people who have sweated a funding deadline.

Too often, organizations are forced to rely on sterile, generic software built by people who have never had to structure a complex capital stack or race a submission window. We are not just a technology platform: we are a team of battle-tested funding solutions professionals who bake decades of real-world financial, operational, and technological experience directly into daily workflow tools.

When you use Go Fund It Now, you are not just using software. You are leveraging the collective expertise of seasoned professionals who have been in the trenches and know how to win. Our AI engine, ARTEMIS, surfaces relevant grants and contracts, scores your organization's fit, and drafts compliant proposals from the actual notice. The thinking behind that approach is published in our Thinking library, and the numbers we publish are explained in our methodology.

Our visionaries and leadership

Cutting-edge technology must be matched by elite human strategy. Our leadership brings decades of global enterprise, fintech, and business development excellence.

Damu Winston, MBA, PMP

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Damu is a visionary technology leader, 2X Amazon best-selling author, and project management professional with a track record driving digital transformation across Fortune 50 corporations, including Amazon Web Services (as a former Global Head), Wells Fargo, and IBM.

At Go Fund It Now, Damu bridges the gap between complex emerging technology and practical execution. His background in systems architecture and digital workflow optimization keeps the platform seamless, highly secure, and engineered to simplify grant discovery and daily operations for our clients.

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Terence L. Bolden

Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer

Terence is a serial entrepreneur, seasoned business leader, and veteran partner across multiple enterprise ventures.

Terence drives the business growth and operational core of Go Fund It Now. With a deep understanding of the real-world challenges organizations face when securing capital, he keeps our tools grounded in practicality, growth, and real-world results.

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Advisory board

Guidance from recognized leaders

Diya Wynn

AI Ethics Advisor

Diya is a nationally recognized Responsible AI leader and a catalyst behind the first Responsible AI practice at AWS, where she established frameworks, governance, and tools that make AI more trustworthy and accountable. Business Insider named her one of the Top 15 People in Enterprise AI.

Diya guides our responsible AI strategy around a core belief: AI should amplify human potential, not replace it, and technology should expand access to opportunity.

Dr. Meger Chappell, Captain, USN (Ret.)

Government Strategy Advisor

A retired U.S. Navy Captain, Dr. Chappell advises Go Fund It Now on government strategy, bringing decades of federal leadership experience to how the platform serves organizations pursuing public-sector funding.

Peter Fusaro

Policy Advisor

Peter is a New York Times best-selling author and global thought leader on climate change investment and the energy transition. With over 50 years in clean energy and environmental innovation across the private and public sectors, he is a recognized expert in ClimateTech, ESG, and carbon markets, honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Who’s Who in America.

Peter has a proven track record sourcing capital from strategic investors and venture funds for companies scaling climate technology, and serves on the advisory boards of ClimaTwins, Global Green Street, Responsible Alpha, and Power to Hydrogen.

An unmatched network of support

Technology and leadership are only the starting point. When you partner with us, you are never alone in your funding journey: our extended network acts as an active extension of your internal team.

Seasoned account executives

Professionals who work side-by-side with your team to understand your capital requirements and align them with the right platform tools.

Grant specialists & strategic consultants

Experts in grant compliance, application structuring, and institutional funding opportunities.

Strategic partnerships

A wide-reaching network of industry allies, financial channels, and resource providers backing you at every stage of your growth lifecycle.

The experience-first difference

Built by practitioners

Every feature, template, tracker, and automated workflow was born from actual funding scenarios, not whiteboard theories. Our tools reflect the exact workflows seasoned professionals use to track, structure, and win capital.

Holistic capital solutions

We combine intuitive software with human intelligence, so you have both the speed of modern automation and the strategic oversight of seasoned experts.

Designed for daily workflow

We do more than help you look for money. We optimize how your team manages opportunities day in and day out, minimizing administrative burnout and maximizing conversion success.

Straight talk, in writing

We do not guarantee funding, eligibility, compliance, or award. Fit scores are decision support, not predictions, and eligibility is evaluated as a separate pass/fail gate so a good score never hides a disqualifying requirement. How we compute our published figures is set out in our methodology, how our essays are written and corrected in our editorial policy, and our terms, privacy policy, and accessibility statement are published in full.

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Stop guessing your way through grant applications and capital acquisition. Leverage a platform built by experts, backed by a powerful network, and designed for your success.

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