NewsSelected for the inaugural Foundervine Accelerator USA cohortSoftware for the start of something new

No one should have to begin again alone.

We help job seekers step into the careers they've earned, small nonprofits secure the funding to grow, and independent professionals turn every new contact into a lasting relationship.

Three platforms. Three beginnings.

A first career, a nonprofit ready to grow, an independent practice. Each one priced for the person using it.

GrantParty
Grant discovery and writing that replaces a $65K hire.
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Capstone Workforce
Career coaching that scales where instructors can't.
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Capstone Outreach
The personal CRM that writes your check-ins.
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More people are starting over than the software industry ever planned for.

72 million Americans now work independently. Nearly half of recent graduates begin their careers underemployed. More than a million nonprofits are trying to grow on less than $5 million a year. Every one of those is a beginning.

The software they can buy was built for the middle of the journey. Enterprise pricing assumes a procurement department. Implementation timelines assume a project manager. Feature sets assume a staff that doesn't exist yet. At the start, that software leaves you on your own.

Capstone Tech builds for the beginning. Each platform is designed from the ground up for one person or a small team doing the work without a department behind them, not as a lite version of software made for someone else.

72M

Americans now work independently, more than 45% of the U.S. workforce

42.5%

of recent college graduates are underemployed, the highest rate since 2020

1.26M

U.S. nonprofits operate under $5M in revenue, the segment enterprise software skips

Sources: MBO Partners 2025 State of Independence; Federal Reserve Bank of New York Q4 2025; Candid 2024.

Who We Build For

We meet you at the beginning.

Capstone Tech builds software for people and organizations at the start of something new. Here is what that start usually looks like.

For job seekers

You finished the program. You have the skills. Now you have to walk into an interview and sound like the person who earned them.

Capstone Workforce

For small nonprofits

You run the whole organization with a team of three. The grant that would change everything is out there, and nobody has the hours to find it, let alone write it.

GrantParty

For independent professionals

You left the firm with a laptop and a list of names. Every conversation counts, and the follow-ups live in your inbox and your memory.

Capstone Outreach
Shawn Gregoire, Founder and CEO of Capstone Tech, seated on brick steps wearing a Brown University pullover

"I am not building for an underserved audience. I am building for the workforce we actually have."

Founder

Why Shawn Built This

I spent 14.5 years in the U.S. Air Force, then managed an $11 billion program portfolio at the Department of the Navy. I hold an Executive MBA from Brown University and IE Business School and an MA in Education Leadership from Chapman University.

I'm also someone who grew up navigating systems that weren't designed with people like me in mind. I lost my mother at 17. I battled homelessness at 22. I've spent most of my career inside the institutions that serve people on the front line of a changing economy: the military, federal program management, nonprofit education, workforce development.

Capstone Tech exists because I've watched workforce agencies, small nonprofits, and independent professionals try to do critical work on software that was never built for them. The infrastructure that supports the modern workforce hasn't caught up to the workforce itself. I'm building it.

— Shawn Gregoire, Founder & CEO

How we build.

Three principles behind every product decision.

Built from inside the work.

Two decades operating inside the institutions our customers run: the military, federal program management, nonprofit education, workforce development. Product decisions come from there, not from research interviews.

Purpose-built, not watered down.

Not lite versions of enterprise tools. Platforms built from scratch for one person or a small team who need full capability without enterprise overhead.

Priced for the beginning.

Pricing matches the budget you have on day one. No enterprise minimums, no procurement cycles, no contracts that assume a budget officer.

Frequently asked questions.

What is Capstone Tech?
Capstone Tech builds software for people and organizations at the start of something new. The company operates three platforms: Capstone Workforce for job seekers and the workforce programs that train them, GrantParty for small nonprofits, and Capstone Outreach for independent professionals whose work depends on their network.
What is the mission of Capstone Tech?
Capstone Tech builds software for people and organizations at the start of something new. We help job seekers step into the careers they've earned, small nonprofits secure the funding to grow, and independent professionals turn every new contact into a lasting relationship. We exist so no one has to begin again alone.
Who founded Capstone Tech?
Shawn Gregoire founded Capstone Tech. He is a 14.5-year U.S. Air Force veteran and former Department of the Navy program manager who oversaw an $11 billion portfolio. He holds an Executive MBA from Brown University and IE Business School and an MA in Education Leadership from Chapman University.
Why does Capstone Tech focus on people at the start of something new?
More people are starting over than the software industry ever planned for. More than 72 million Americans now work independently, 42.5% of recent college graduates are underemployed, and 1.26 million U.S. nonprofits operate under $5 million in revenue. Each of those is a beginning, and most of the software available to them assumes a procurement office, a project manager, and a budget that do not exist yet. Capstone Tech builds for the beginning instead.
What products does Capstone Tech offer?
Capstone Tech offers three platforms. Capstone Workforce is an AI-powered career coaching platform for workforce development programs at $10 per seat per month. GrantParty is an AI-powered grant discovery and writing platform for small nonprofits at $2,400 per year flat. Capstone Outreach is a personal CRM that writes your check-ins, built for fundraisers, recruiters, consultants, advisors, and founders, at $25 per month with a 14-day free trial.
Where is Capstone Tech based?
Capstone Tech is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.
Has Capstone Tech received any recognition?
Capstone Tech was selected for the 2026 Foundervine Accelerator USA, the first U.S. cohort of one of the United Kingdom's largest startup accelerators. The company also partners with Computer CORE and the DC Public Library to deliver a free four-part AI Fundamentals course to DC residents in summer 2026.

Let's Build the Future Your Mission Deserves

Whether you're tracking grants in spreadsheets, scaling a workforce program beyond what your staff can handle, managing a practice from your inbox and memory, or just tired of tools that weren't built for you, let's talk.

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