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Black & Brown Founders
Black & Brown Founders is a nonprofit organization focused on empowering entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities, particularly Black and Brown founders, by addressing funding gaps and promoting equitable participation in the tech innovation economy.
Overview
What Black & Brown Founders does
What Black & Brown Founders is
Black & Brown Founders is a nonprofit organization focused on empowering entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities, particularly Black and Brown founders, by addressing funding gaps and promoting equitable participation in the tech innovation economy.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2017
- Approximate age
- About 9 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- March 31, 2026
Official channels
Find Black & Brown Founders elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Black & Brown Founders as a community
Community overview
Black and Brown Founders Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded in 2017 by Aniyia Williams during her residency with Code2040. The organization is based in the United States and is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem. It aims to empower entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities with the tools, training, and connections necessary to launch and scale successful tech-enabled businesses.
Community focus
Black and Brown Founders focuses on supporting small business owners, particularly those from Black and Latinx communities. The organization provides resources and programs designed to help entrepreneurs navigate the challenges of starting and growing their businesses without relying on traditional venture capital. Their initiatives include financial literacy workshops, personalized coaching, and access to capital resources.
Member value
Members benefit from financial literacy workshops, personalized coaching, and access to funding resources to help maximize profitability and build long-term wealth. They also receive tools and resources to launch their startups through programs like the Bootstrapping Bootcamp.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- November 6, 2023
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Benefits
- mentorship, network-access, and grant-funding
- Program types
- community and bootcamp
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 12
Events and activity
The BBF Smart Money Program with AI is a recurring event held on the first Monday of every month, focusing on financial literacy and resources for entrepreneurs.
Notable members
Frank Wilson - President, Dannica Wyche - Vice President.
Common questions
What to know about Black & Brown Founders
Upseed classifies Black & Brown Founders under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 31, 2026
Known limits
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