Disruptive Innovation
Ideas that foster and create companies can come at any time. Jahvante Marcelle was only 17 years old when he got the idea that would later launch his company. Marcelle attended a high school where students were not allowed to have their phones in class. However, that didn’t stop students from finding a way to …
Bilal Issifou was on track to becoming a lawyer when he decided to switch paths and dive into entrepreneurship. While obtaining his degree as a pre law student at North Carolina AT&T his desires changed. “Once I got to my junior year, I had the opportunity to intern in a lot of different places and …
For decades, the amount of funding invested in minority founders of technology startups has consistently remained low in comparison to other ethnic groups. Many times, Black founders have fewer resources and access to capital than their counterparts. Overall, there is a low percentage of tech startups launched by black founders that secure venture capital in …
OVERVIEW The Comcast HBCU Tech Weekend 2022 Pitch Competition & Innovation Marketplace will showcase tech-focused startups that have been launched by a founder of color or by founding teams that include a co-founder of color and are current students or Alumni of an HBCU. The Pitch Competition & Innovation Marketplace will occur on Saturday February …