Leading Disability Experts and Tech Innovators Announce “Advocate” - A Groundbreaking Platform That Leverages AI to Make Applying for Social Security and Veterans Disability Faster, Easier and More Accessible for Over 80 Million Eligible Americans

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emilie Poteat PhD, the founder and CEO of Advocate, a groundbreaking AI driven platform that helps workers and veterans apply for government benefits more simply, safely and easily, today announced that the company has raised over $4 million in seed funding. The company brings together leaders in the tech and government sectors including the former Social Security Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart and former VA Secretary David Shulkin who will both join Advocate as adviso