From Big Tech to Big Leap
Ownership, Opportunity, and the New Generation of Black Founders
Hear from Top Black Founders and VCs about their journeys - the tools at their disposal, what it takes to be a successful founder and the VC funding landscape.
Agenda:
1:30pm: Presentation from Google DeepMind (Nikita Namjoshi)
2pm: Founder & VC Panel (Preseed to Seed) - Top Black VC’s and VC Backed Founders discuss taking the leap to building a company, share unique obstacles and opportunities and how they overcame and took advantage, offer advice for doing so in the current market.
Chalmers Brown | Stealth (former Meta/Superintelligence Labs)
Micah Givens | Google
Tolu Akinwuni | Stealth (former AirBnB)
3pm: VC Panel (Preseed to Series A) - Hear from top Black VCs and Investors on startup trends, what they look for in founders and how best to connect with them. Includes the breakdown of a pitch, what big markets really mean, and what moats and differentiation look like in the age of AI
4pm: Demos from Google Labs & Happy Hour
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