Tag Archives: Black Founders

Black Founders HBCUHacks tour kicked off in Atlanta Feb. 8-9 (Image: Terrance Gaines)

Black Founders’ HBCU Hackathon Tour Exposes Students to the Art of Hacking

Organization hosts first-ever hackathon for HBCU community in Atlanta

The first HBCUHacks event took place in Atlanta at Hypepotamus, an entrepreneurial startup and collaboration…

By Terrance Gaines

Posted: February 9, 2013 Tags: ,
Chris Bennett recalls the feedback he received for his company, Soldsie, while participating in the NewMe Accelerator in Silicon Valley.

‘Black in America’: Chris Bennett, One Year Later

From private equity to programming the web: What life looks like after the NewMe Accelerator

One year after participating in the NewMe Accelerator, which was featured in the CNN Black…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: November 21, 2012 Tags: , , , , ,
Startup accelerator programs, as the name suggests, provide budding companies with any number of resources, from mentorship to free office space to connections with big-time investors. TechStars, which has five program locations throughout the U.S., boasts itself as the No. 1 startup accelerator in the world. It selects around 10 companies for each program location out of thousands of applicants. TechStars invests around $100,000 in each company, and assists with public relations, e-commerce, and legal fees, among other perks. At the conclusion of a three-month mentorship program is “Demo Day,” where these chosen few have the chance to pitch their startups to a room filled with hundreds of investors, potential clients, and media. Last Thursday was Demo Day for TechStars NYC’s Spring 2012 program, and 13 companies have just joined the exclusive group of TechStars alumni. Here we look at seven black founders who have also gone through the program.--Ashley Calloway

Beyond Demo Day: An Update on TechStars Alumni

Meet seven founders that graduated from the startup accelerator program

Last Thursday was Demo Day for TechStars NYC’s Spring 2012 program, and 13 companies have…

By BLACK ENTERPRISE

Posted: June 19, 2012 Tags: , , , ,
Hadiyah Mujhid, Nnena Ukuku, Monique Woodard, and Chris Bennett started Black Founders to increase the numbers of successful black entrepreneurs in technology

Black Founders Ring in the Year With Hack Day

With entrepreneurship at its core, BF serves as a resource for black technology startups

Sponsored by Black Founders, an organization dedicated to making black startups a common occurrence, Hack…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: January 25, 2012 Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
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Black Founders Rally Support for NewMe Accelerator

Tech professionals in Silicon Valley start the summer with networking, food, and technology

Revolutionary program provides tech-savvy African Americans with the tools necessary to succeed in the digital…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: July 7, 2011 Tags: , , , ,