Our mission is to support early-stage startups launched by HBCU students, alumni, staff, faculty and community members across the nation.
Supporting HBCU Startups
Our Three Simple Criteria
At least one member of the team must be an HBCU student, alumni, staff or faculty.
Your concept or venture should fall into at least one of our Focus Areas.
Your concept should be in its Early Stages (refer to our preferred submission zone).
We would love to speak with you even if you don’t meet criteria 2 or 3, please send us an email summarizing your venture and we will engage on a case-by-case basis.
Investment Zones
Alt-Tech: Not sure where your idea fits in? No worries, submit your idea and we can assist in mapping it to the appropriate Investment Zone.