The HBCU Startup Initiative

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The HBCU Startup Initiative(HSI) is a non-profit organization that will help move our nation's top HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and University} into the 21st century and ensure competitiveness in our ever-changing world! The HSI's goals are to help...

•Increase the number of minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field degrees awarded
•Create a vibrant entrep

reneurial ecosystem on our partnering institutions
•Transform HBCU campuses into technology hubs
•Increase the number of minority hi-tech founders and startups
•Provide HBCU students with the adequate tools, resources, and knowledge that will help remove barriers entrepreneurs and startups face

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Co-Founders of The HBCU Startup Initiative
Dr. Chad Womack
Melvin D.

09/16/2021

The CBE will eliminate opportunity gaps between Black entrepreneurs, professional investors, and business builders by leveraging education, mentorship, access to capital, and opportunity.

05/27/2021

The Advancement Initiative aims to help less prosperous schools bridge the wealth gap through investments in late-stage startups.

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04/03/2021

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a new bill into law that requires five local colleges to take accountability for their ties to slavery.

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02/28/2021

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Morgan State University's Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management has announced the opening of its FinTech Center.

02/19/2021

The tech company Intel has announced it will donate $5 million to North Carolina Central University (NCCU) to create a new tech law and policy center.

02/19/2021

In celebration of Black History Month, let’s take an historical look at then-Morgan State College th

02/18/2021

+ more Goldman Sachs Commits $25 Million to Inaugural Market Madness: HBCU Possibilities Program Students Participate in Four-Month Training in Finance Fundamentals Taught By Goldman Sachs Professionals Culminating in a Case Study Competition with Donations Awarded to Participating HBCUs   NEW YORK...

02/07/2021

Apple has announced that it is supporting the launch of the Propel Center in Atlanta, a first-of-its-kind innovation and learning hub for the HBCU community.

12/30/2020

Robert F. Smith is, once again, working to help HBCU students and graduates. After famously paying off the student loans of every 2019 Morehouse graduate and creating a STEAM academy based on HBCU principles in Denver, Colorado, Smith is now working to offer HBCU students an alternative way to pay f

12/29/2020

Entertainment mogul Akon announced that his company has begun to break ground on the construction of the $6 billion development project in Senegal.

10/17/2020

On November 19th, 2020, Microsoft in partnership with HBCU CONNECT, will host a special hiring event targeting African American Software Engineering Professionals for immediate career opportunities in their new Atlanta office as well as their Redmond, Washington Headquarters.

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