(BPRW) Introducing the So Ambitious HBCU Tour
Bringing entrepreneurial training to HBCUs to create new pathways and opportunities for wealth creation for student entrepreneurs
(Black PR Wire) Black Ambition, Techstars, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund are collaborating to gather undergraduate and graduate students studying across disciplines at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to experience the highs, lows, fun, and pressure that make up life at a startup.
Students will ideate, learn to validate business ideas, and create real companies with support from the very best mentors, investors, and seasoned entrepreneurs – all of whom are committed to bridging the wealth and opportunity gap by investing in Black entrepreneurs at an early stage.
This multi-HBCU initiative will connect the network of HBCUs with a network of allies and resources curated for Black founders, including incubator and accelerator programs, business pitch competitions, bootcamps and access to capital. Tour dates and locations will be shared with those who submit a complete application, so make sure to apply today!
Are YOU ambitious? If so, come join us!
Target activation states/cities include: Alabama, Florida, Virginia, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, Georgia, and Washington D.C.
About Black Ambition
Black Ambition empowers Black and Hispanic innovators and communities to excel uninterrupted. Founded by Pharrell Williams in 2020, Black, Hispanic, and HBCU-affiliated ventures in consumer products and services, media and entertainment, healthcare, technology and Web 3.0 are eligible to win up to $1M.
To date nearly $6M dollars has been awarded to founders. Black Ambition’s endeavors have been recognized by Forbes, Essence, Complex, and many more for driving meaningful change. It also was the winner of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas award for Impact Investing, and named one of Fast Company’s 2022 Most Innovative Companies.
About Techstars
The Techstars worldwide network helps entrepreneurs succeed. Techstars began with three simple ideas: entrepreneurs create a better future for everyone, collaboration drives innovation, and great ideas can come from anywhere.
Today, their mission is to enable everyone on the planet to contribute to, and benefit from, entrepreneurs’ success. In addition to operating accelerators and venture funds, they connect startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities.
About Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Established in 1987, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is the only national organization exclusively representing the Black College Community. With a mission to ensure student success by promoting educational excellence and preparing the next generation of workforce talent through leadership development, TMCF is ambitiously focused on changing the face of leadership in business and beyond by amplifying the ambitions of those society may overlook or underestimate. As part of this effort, the Division of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) is focused on identifying, positioning, and preparing the next generation of global innovators to create and drive technological solutions that will change the world.
I&E programming takes a holistic approach to infusing education and professional development, creating opportunities for technology to converge with business acumen connecting “techie” students with “business-minded” students who are aspiring entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. This commitment manifests as an investment in entrepreneurial-minded talent by training future innovators from HBCUs in skills needed to generate economic success through their own business or within today’s knowledge driven organizations.
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