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Airfordable offers flexible payment plans for flight and hotel bookings, allowing customers to pay over time without requiring upfront costs or credit checks.
B2B MarketplacesFintechTravel & HospitalityChicago, US
Reflekt creates an enterprise e-commerce platform that enables shoppers to view products modeled by people who match their own characteristics, focusing on diversity and body representation in fashion and beauty retail.
Creator EconomyE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSandy Springs, US
Dr. Gerald Mitchell(Co-founder)Tope(Founder)
The Juggernaut is a media technology company that publishes original journalism about South Asia and the South Asian diaspora, targeting both diaspora communities and general readers interested in the region.
ConsumerMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Snigdha Sur(Founder)in
Adventurely is a global club membership offering pay-as-you-go access to workspaces including hotels, restaurants, coworking studios, spas, and third spaces across a worldwide network.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkPropTechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
AfroSpace is a community clubhouse that provides physical space and organizes gatherings for community groups, particularly focused on Black women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and allies.
SocialCharlotte, US
Afrocenchix creates vegan, cruelty-free hair care products designed specifically for Afro, tightly coiled, and curly hair.
ConsumerDirect to Consumer
A tech-enabled brick-and-mortar community space offering personalized wellness products and curated self-care for Black women and people with afros.
Akash Systems develops thermal management technology for AI servers and semiconductors using diamond cooling, enabling improved performance and energy efficiency across data centers, automotive, and communications applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Alex Carter(Founder & CEO)
A Kids Company produces children's books and podcasts covering challenging and important topics for kids, plus a companion app.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment
AMP is an online beauty marketplace curating clean, non-toxic beauty products for all textures, genders, and shades with a focus on sustainability and eco-friendly brands.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
A producer of wireless, cable-free professional loudspeaker systems with patent-pending technology reducing setup time and location constraints.
Ava Carrington designs and sells luxury handbags made from vegan leather and sustainable fabrics, targeting consumers who prioritize ethical fashion.
ConsumerDirect to Consumer
Greenville, US
KWAME ANKU(Director)ARSHAD SYED(Executive Officer)SAMOTRIA HOLMES(Executive Officer)HAROLD HUGHES(Executive Officer)GREG SMITH(Director)
Beautycon hosts educational events and conferences centered on beauty, makeup, and hair culture, bringing together creators, brands, and enthusiasts for masterclasses, product discovery, and community experiences.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
Moj Mahdara(Executive Officer, Director)Kelly Mullins(Director)Elizabeth Braiman(Director)
Boulder, US
Andrea Guendelman(Executive Officer, Director)Silvia Travesani(Executive Officer, Director)
A sustainable personal care line made with bamboo fibers offering an eco-friendly alternative to traditional toilet paper.
A tech ecosystem in underserved cities that teaches people to code, builds companies to solve major challenges, and develops infrastructure for talent and opportunity.
A subscription video platform that helps Black viewers discover and watch content created by and featuring Black creators and performers.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Blue Fever is a social platform designed for young people to express themselves and find mental health support through private AI conversations, group journaling, and peer support communities.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMental HealthSocialWellness & FitnessMarina del Rey, US
Lauren Tracy(Executive Officer)
A platform connecting readers and authors through reader-to-reader communities, dynamic content, live events, and videos.
A life management tool helping users collect, complete, and track tasks with community support and personalized insights.
CareAcademy provides training, certification, and workforce management software for healthcare providers including home care agencies, home health services, senior living facilities, and hospice organizations.
EdTechHealthtechHR TechCambridge, US
Madhuri Reddy(Executive Officer)Helen Adeosun(Executive Officer, Director)
Career Karma is a platform that matches individuals with career training programs across tech, AI, trades, and skilled careers.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Timur Meyster(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ruben A. Harris(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Garry Tan(Director)Artur Meyster(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
A corporate fertility solution expanding access to comprehensive fertility services and coverage for all employees.
Carrot is a global fertility and family-building platform that provides access to fertility care, maternity support, and family-building guidance for individuals and families.
FemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Plural is an AI-powered platform that helps enterprises and organizations analyze legislation and anticipate policy impacts through bill summarization, topic detection, advanced search, and tracking across state and federal jurisdictions.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechLegalTechMounds View, US
DAMOLA OGUNDIPE(Executive Officer, Director)
CloudNine AI provides an associative enterprise context infrastructure that unifies and governs complex data across legacy systems without modifying source data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSanta Monica, US
A production company creating diverse, premium film, TV, and digital content featuring underrepresented talent and voices.
Color Farm Media is a media production company that creates content and campaigns, including impact-focused projects.
Media & Entertainment
Couplet Coffee operates specialty coffee shops and sells coffee beans and brewing equipment online.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechLos Angeles, US
A holistic programming language and infrastructure platform designed to simplify backend web service development and make coding more accessible.
Dollaride accelerates electrification of passenger van fleets in New York City by providing access to electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, financing, and workforce development for underserved communities and small fleet operators.
CleantechFintechImpact & Social GoodMobility & TransportationNew York City, US
A platform offering machine learning voicebots for small to mid-sized businesses to automate customer interactions and workflows.
An e-learning platform using cognitive gaming to help student-athletes understand their position and improve preparation through virtual practice.
AI compliance management software that runs enterprise-scale governance, risk, and control protocols integrated into engineering workflows.
An industrial IoT company enabling secure communications and private exchanges between devices through distributed network technology.
A commercial fleet management company providing labor supply and goods movement with a technology-driven platform for efficiency.
Pierre Laguerre(Executive Officer)
An app and community founded by musician Kehlani making mindfulness accessible and enjoyable through challenges and community engagement.
A platform helping individuals and organizations achieve wellness goals through team challenges and behavior change support.
Ann Arbor, US
Rachna Govani(Executive Officer, Director)Josh Hendler(Director)Ellen Gustafson(Director)
An investment app providing personalized wealth journeys and comprehensive wealth management through subscription-based financial planning.
FintechCharlotte, US
Frequency Machine helps creators and organizations produce audio content, including podcasts and narrative series.
Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Goalsetter provides a financial literacy and goal-setting platform designed for K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFintechSaaS
Tanya Van Court(Founder & CEO)
Goodr operates a logistics platform and network that tracks and redistributes surplus food from organizations to people experiencing food insecurity, while also managing inedible food waste diversion.
Climate TechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainAtlanta, US
Jasmine Crowe-HoustonJasmine Crowe(Executive Officer, Director)
A neo-bank providing financial products designed specifically for Black small businesses to support growth and economic resilience.
HabitAware provides a wearable bracelet (Keen2) that uses vibration alerts to help users build awareness of and control body-focused repetitive behaviors like hair pulling, skin picking, and nail biting.
HardwareHealthtechMental HealthSaint Louis Park, US
Aneela Idnani(Executive Officer, Promoter)Kirk Klobe(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sameer Kumar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John Pritchard(Executive Officer, Promoter)
Haute Hijab designs and sells hijabs and related accessories, including underscarves and magnets, for Muslim women seeking modest fashion products.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US
Melanie Elturk(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Anthony Tjan(Director)Ahmed Zedan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Healthy Roots Dolls manufactures dolls designed to celebrate children's beauty and promote self-love.
ConsumerDirect to Consumer
Yelitsa Jean-Charles(Executive Officer, Director)
HidrateSpark makes smart water bottles with integrated sensors and mobile app connectivity that track hydration and remind users to drink water through light and sound cues.
ConsumerHardwareHealthtechInsurTechIoTWellness & FitnessMinneapolis, US
Coleman Iverson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ngoc Nguyen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Alexander Hambrock(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Houghton is a bridal fashion design studio offering wedding dresses, rental options, made-to-order, and custom designs for brides.
ConsumerBeverly Hills, US
Katharine Polk
HTC Vive manufactures virtual reality hardware and accessories, including the Vive Focus Vision headset and related add-ons for consumers and enterprises seeking immersive computing experiences.
ConsumerGamingHardwareTaoyuan, TW
Cher Wang(Founder & Chairwoman)Wenchi Chen(Co-founder)
A healthcare technology platform helping hospitals manage clinical inventory, medical device safety, and utilization efficiently.
Infinite Objects manufactures and sells framed digital displays that play video art and collectible moving prints for consumers.
ConsumerHardwareBrooklyn, US
Roxana Fata(Executive Officer)Vasudev Kulkarni(Director)Alex Chung(Director)Sona Banker(Executive Officer)Nicholas Dangerfield(Executive Officer)Joseph Saavedra(Executive Officer, Director)
A food technology company using data and science to develop functional micro-foods and nutrient delivery systems.
Journey Foods builds AI-powered automation systems for consumer product companies to predict costs and eliminate guesswork.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFoodTech
A telehealth platform serving collegiate women with AI-driven, culturally informed women's health care.
BookClub is a social audiobook platform where groups of 3-8 people listen to books together and leave time-stamped voice notes and video reactions that unlock for others as they reach the same moments.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial
A lending platform emphasizing design and automation to help people get out of debt and rebuild credit.
Oakland, US
Catherine Root(Director)KG Charles-Harris(Director)Michael Snyder(Director)Roseman Nemorin(Executive Officer, Director)
Loop provides affordable car insurance for underserved communities using equitable pricing that excludes credit scores, education, and occupation from rate calculations.
InsurTech
Lorals manufactures intimate health products focused on sexual health accessibility and safe practices.
ConsumerFemTechHealthtech
Mahmee provides wraparound maternal and infant healthcare support through a team of nurses, doulas, lactation consultants, and mental health specialists, serving pregnant and postpartum families in the United States.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechCalifornia, US
Melissa Hanna(Founder)Linda Hanna(Co-Founder & Director of Care)
Palo Alto, US
Kate Torgersen(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Torgersen(Executive Officer, Director)
A software platform that increases peer-to-peer engagement and collects data at live and virtual events through real-time matching and surveying.
Birmingham, US
Ashlee Ammons(Executive Officer, Director)Kerry Schrader(Executive Officer, Director)
A DTC brand offering high-end vegan leather, insulated lunch bags for women combining style, functionality, and sustainability.
My Money My Future is an educational initiative that provides financial literacy and investor education to Black and Latino communities through webinars, workshops, and community events.
EdTechFintech
Ramona Ortega(Founder)
Los Angeles, US
Angel Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)Sarah Heering(Executive Officer, Director)Avi Savar(Director)
Naturalicious produces natural hair care products designed specifically for curly and textured hair.
ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Nicolette develops technology to improve interactions between patients and healthcare providers, with a focus on better outcomes, patient experience, care team experience, and cost reduction in healthcare delivery.
Digital HealthHealthtechSector AgnosticLong Beach, US
Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky(Co-founder)Phil Martie(CEO)
A connected vaporizer pen using patent-pending technology to gradually reduce nicotine intake and help users quit.
A biotechnology company developing diagnostic tests to more effectively and quickly diagnose pneumonia, particularly in children.
OmniSpeech develops speech extraction technology that reduces background noise and improves voice intelligibility across hardware and software platforms.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareCollege Park, US
Dr. Carol Espy-Wilson
Dibs is a booking platform for fitness studios that uses targeted incentives to increase customer bookings and revenue.
ConsumerSaaS
A digital platform supporting Black artists and cultural institutions in monetizing and retaining creative control of NFT art.
On Second Thought builds a delay/recall platform delivered as SDKs and APIs that developers embed into messaging and peer-to-peer payment applications, letting end users "undo" sent messages or misdirected payments.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaSCambridge, US
Pandia Health provides personalized hormonal care through online doctor consultations and delivers FDA-approved medications to treat conditions related to birth control, reproductive health, and menopause.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Partake Foods makes allergy-friendly cookies and snacks designed for people with dietary restrictions including common allergens like peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish.
Direct to ConsumerFoodTech
Denise Woodard(Sole manager.)
Patientory provides a platform for patients to control and manage their health data, with integration for chronic disease management and remote patient monitoring.
Digital HealthHealthtech
A mobile app enabling users to build credit scores by reporting recurring expenses like rent and subscriptions to major credit bureaus.
Pilotly is a research platform specializing in concept testing and content research for the entertainment and media industry.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentOakland, US
Joseph Audette(Director)James Norman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Hector Osorio(Executive Officer)
PlanetFwd is a sustainability measurement platform that helps companies measure carbon footprints, automate life cycle assessments, and report emissions data for regulatory compliance and ESG goals.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Julia Collins(Founder & CEO)in
Please Assist Me provides home management services through teams of W-2 employees called PAMs who help reduce household stress and tasks.
ConsumerFuture of WorkPropTechNashville, US
Stephanie Cummings(Executive Officer, Director)Seany Denson(Executive Officer, Director)
A media company curating and distributing multicultural content across OTT platforms with a focus on representation.
A criminal justice technology platform reducing recidivism and supporting public safety through case management and analytics tools.
A platform that monetizes knowledge-sharing by connecting consumers with experts for one-on-one sessions, group meetings, and virtual events.
Quarrio provides deterministic AI for business intelligence queries across enterprise data systems (CRM, ERP, data warehouses), delivering 100% accuracy and auditability without hallucinations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Radiant provides IoT asset management and life safety solutions that track fixed and physical assets using RFID, BLE, GPS, and barcode technologies.
Enterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS
Seed&Spark is a crowdfunding and distribution platform for creators of storytelling projects, including filmmakers, writers, musicians, podcasters, and other performers.
Creator EconomyFintechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
Emily Best(Founder)Erica Anderson(Co-founder)
San Diego, US
A social platform fostering discovery, curation, and meaningful connection within the Black diaspora across digital content.
Los Angeles, US
SnapStays operates a marketplace for furnished rental apartments available for short- to long-term stays.
MarketplacesPropTech
Community finance platform where members support one another.
SoLo Funds operates a community lending marketplace where individual members lend to and borrow from each other for short-term needs, with optional lender protection.
ConsumerFintechInsurTechMarketplacesCincinnati, US
Travis Holoway(Executive Officer, Director)Rodney Williams(Director)
A SaaS platform offering digital customs clearing, forwarding, and supply chain services to facilitate trade across Africa.
An omnichannel primary care provider for people of color featuring 24/7 access and culture-centered healthcare conversations.
GBOSKY is an online gaming platform that allows users to play games through QRIS payment method without administrative fees.
Gaming
A financial inclusion platform providing in-culture financial education and digital savings tools to help Latino customers build generational wealth.
A music technology company using AI to create intelligent music systems and controllers for live performance and studio recording.
A nationwide on-demand tabletop rental service making entertaining accessible through curated design packages.
Table and Teaspoon is a rental service that delivers curated tableware and place settings to customers for entertaining, handling setup instructions and post-event dishwashing.
B2B MarketplacesConsumer
Bea Arthur's personal brand website promoting her upcoming book "How To Make Confidence and Capitalism Work for You" (Coming 2026).
HealthtechMedia & EntertainmentMental HealthNew York City, US
Bea Arthur(Founder & Author)
The Mentor Method provides a technology platform to help organizations build, scale, and manage mentorship programs at low cost.
HR TechSaaSAustin, US
A digital news and insights platform covering the Black innovation economy and tech ecosystems.
A biannual publication documenting the history and culture of the Black LGBTQ community with artist and intellectual collaborations.
The Food Stand offers a mobile app platform where users join group challenges focused on building sustainable healthy eating habits, such as reducing sugar intake, eating more vegetables, and cooking meals at home.
ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
TopKnot is a comparison and review platform for casino apps that aggregates data on games, payment methods, licensing, and user reviews across 500+ platforms.
ConsumerMarketplaces
A news and research publication covering Black entrepreneurs, technology companies, and equity in the tech sector, with coverage of funding, policy, and industry trends.
Media & EntertainmentPhiladelphia, US
A Platform-as-a-Service company helping cities and developers reduce costs and complexity in deploying last-mile infrastructure.
E-commerceFintechPropTechChicago, US
Upsie offers consumer protection plans for devices, positioned as an alternative to plans sold by retailers and manufacturers, with lower prices, transparent coverage terms, and 24/7 claims service.
ConsumerFintechInsurTechBurnsville, US
Clarence Bethea(Founder & Executive Chairman)David Baer(Director)Ryan Broshar(Director)Brett Brohl(Director)Will(CEO)Katie(VP of Customer Experience)
A watch brand that supports education for children in Sub-Saharan Africa through profit-sharing.
WashLB provides mobile car washing and detailing services delivered directly to customers' parked vehicles.
ConsumerSaaSPhiladelphia, US
A music technology company that seamlessly adapts song tempo in real-time for running apps and workouts.
A rental review platform that enables residents and home providers to read and write reviews about rental properties, fostering transparency in the residential renting market.
MarketplacesBrooklyn, US
Camellus Ofornedu Ezeugwu(Executive Officer)Felix Addison(Executive Officer)Nikita Korablin(Executive Officer)Ofo Ezeugwu(Founder)
Wildfang is a clothing company that designs and sells menswear-inspired apparel tailored for diverse body types and gender identities.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerPortland, US
Amy Hjorth(Executive Officer)Emma McIlroy(Executive Officer, Director)Erik Moore(Director)Kelly Dachtler(Director)Julia Parsley(Director)
BoardSarmad Saghir(Director)
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