, ▁Street Sh ares ▁launched ▁the ▁Street Sh ares ▁Platform , ▁a ▁software ▁service ▁to ▁help ▁community ▁banks ▁and ▁credit ▁un ions ▁make ▁lo ans ▁to ▁small ▁business es . ▁The ▁technology ▁deb uted ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Military ▁veter ans ▁community ▁invol vement ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mark ▁L . ▁Rock ef eller ▁started ▁Street Sh ares ▁Foundation , ▁a ▁char ity ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁focus ▁on ▁facil it ating ▁military ▁veter ans ▁to ▁adapt ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁economy ▁through ▁education ▁courses , ▁business ▁training , ▁gr ants ▁and ▁more . ▁The ▁foundation ▁started ▁as ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁private ▁organization ▁( St reet Sh ares ▁Foundation ▁Inc .). ▁Char ity ▁N avigator ▁website ▁indicates ▁that ▁Street Sh ares ▁Foundation ▁is ▁a ▁N TE E ▁( National ▁Tax onomy ▁of ▁Ex empt ▁Ent ities ) ▁type ▁of ▁organization ▁with ▁phil anth ropy ▁and ▁gr ants ▁providing ▁organization . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁organization ▁has ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁military ▁veter an ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁V eter ans ▁( A US V ), ▁National ▁V eter an ▁Small ▁Business ▁Co al ition ▁( N V SB C ) ▁and ▁others , ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁business ▁gr ants ▁spons or ship ▁and ▁education ▁ment or ship ▁programs ▁for ▁veter an ▁entrepr ene urs . ▁It ▁also ▁gained ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁U .