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Dena Yahya Enos

Founder, StrongHouse | Brand Strategy, Growth, and Messaging for Complex Organizations

📍 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States🔄 Updated November 2026💼 3 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2021𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Operator-angel🌍 United States
3
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1
Early stage
0
Mid stage
1
Late stage
12y
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Board Member
Oct 2018
WHAT WE DO: Prosperity Catalyst is dedicated to creating business opportunities for vulnerable women in distressed regions of the world to thrive and become catalysts of social and economic change. Our mission is to provide tools, training and community for women in these regions to thrive as skilled entrepreneurs and leaders. WHY WE DO IT: We envision a world where all women have the opportunity, capacity and support to become powerful catalysts for social and economic change. THE VALUES THAT DRIVE US: We support women worldwide in unleashing their potential. Our values are what we believe in, stand for and are at the heart of all that we do with each of our women entrepreneurs: Vitality - Igniting her confidence, inner capacity and spark Community - Empowering her to contribute to others by providing an ecosystem of support services and supporting her in creating partnerships with local businesses, suppliers and leaders Solidarity - Promoting sisterhood and a deep connection with other women, both within her region and across the globe Entrepreneurship - Supporting her to build independent, scalable and sustainable businesses through technical and business training, enhanced life skills, production of high quality products and access to viable distribution markets Freedom - Having her voice heard, and setting her on a path to financial independence, self-reliance and hope for the future
late stage
Angel Investor
Nov 2014
VeryApt is a national real estate technology company dedicated to helping renters find their ideal apartment. We focus on partnering with major universities and employers to assist incoming graduate students and employees with their housing search. By combining personalized recommendations with big data, VeryApt delivers an unmatched experience renters want while creating a dynamic platform for residential communities to reach potential tenants. The average renter spends over 80 hours finding an apartment and planning their move. With the help of VeryApt, renters can secure an apartment, facilitate their move, and set up their new homes in less than half the time of the typical renter, saving them dozens of hours of frustration. VeryApt’s property search algorithm analyzes thousands of listing, amenity, geographic, and review data points, and uses that information along with real-time pricing and availability to help renters identify their perfect apartment at the best price. Our goal is to make finding your next apartment a simple and enjoyable process.
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2021
Board Member
Apr 2021
Strategies for Youth is the only national organization which exists solely for the purpose of improving police/youth interactions, advocating for the training of public safety officers in the science of child and youth development, and supporting community partnerships that build strong police/youth relationships. Strategies for Youth not only trains law enforcement and communities, but also serve as a technical advisor to the U.S Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention while work directly on policy reform on the national, state, and departmental levels. Core Values We believe police trainings that provide practical insights from the science of child and adolescent development and psychiatry are effective methods for enhancing the skills and options of officers when working with children and youth. We believe that police departments’ effectiveness and legitimacy is determined by the quality of their interactions with children and youth. We believe that communities should be partners with police in assuring the safety of children and youth, and promoting respectful relationships. We believe that how children and youth are policed has critical long-term implications for youths’ ability to fully participate in American society and their respect for the American system of law and order. We believe that investing in training officers how to interact effectively with children and youth supports the development of positive relationships between youth and officers and strengthens communities. We believe training programs are most effective when officers and youth are involved in creating and presenting them. We believe data demonstrating disproportionate rates of police contact with minority youth can be addressed through training, diversion, and innovation.
2018
Board Member
Oct 2018
WHAT WE DO: Prosperity Catalyst is dedicated to creating business opportunities for vulnerable women in distressed regions of the world to thrive and become catalysts of social and economic change. Our mission is to provide tools, training and community for women in these regions to thrive as skilled entrepreneurs and leaders. WHY WE DO IT: We envision a world where all women have the opportunity, capacity and support to become powerful catalysts for social and economic change. THE VALUES THAT DRIVE US: We support women worldwide in unleashing their potential. Our values are what we believe in, stand for and are at the heart of all that we do with each of our women entrepreneurs: Vitality - Igniting her confidence, inner capacity and spark Community - Empowering her to contribute to others by providing an ecosystem of support services and supporting her in creating partnerships with local businesses, suppliers and leaders Solidarity - Promoting sisterhood and a deep connection with other women, both within her region and across the globe Entrepreneurship - Supporting her to build independent, scalable and sustainable businesses through technical and business training, enhanced life skills, production of high quality products and access to viable distribution markets Freedom - Having her voice heard, and setting her on a path to financial independence, self-reliance and hope for the future
late stage
2015
Founder and CEO
Jul 2015
StrongHouse is a transformative performance marketing firm that grows from within and truly gives back.
2014
Angel Investor
Nov 2014
VeryApt is a national real estate technology company dedicated to helping renters find their ideal apartment. We focus on partnering with major universities and employers to assist incoming graduate students and employees with their housing search. By combining personalized recommendations with big data, VeryApt delivers an unmatched experience renters want while creating a dynamic platform for residential communities to reach potential tenants. The average renter spends over 80 hours finding an apartment and planning their move. With the help of VeryApt, renters can secure an apartment, facilitate their move, and set up their new homes in less than half the time of the typical renter, saving them dozens of hours of frustration. VeryApt’s property search algorithm analyzes thousands of listing, amenity, geographic, and review data points, and uses that information along with real-time pricing and availability to help renters identify their perfect apartment at the best price. Our goal is to make finding your next apartment a simple and enjoyable process.
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