Houston-based fintech platform Hello Alice has crossed the $50 million mark in grant programs to small business owners four years after its inception. Founded in 2020 by Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore, the company provides access to capital, connections, financial education resources and AI-driven business-planning tools to entrepreneurs with backing for some programs from corporate partners like New York-based Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) and San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Earlier…