Detroit Startup gokit Launched Today in Beta by Invitation
As another NewME class graduates today, 2011 NewME graduate Hajj Flemming launches his startup in beta. Flemming announced the beta launch of gokit by invitation today. gokit is described as an online identity platform that allows you to create visually compelling personal homepages that tell your story and share your social network connections in a central location. The [...]
Read MoreBefore You Blog About Trying to Occupy Techcrunch…
Hi-ho! One of the NewME Summer 2011 founders here! I’ve watched the tenor of the conversation around CNN’s Black in America 4 go from the startups and how they’re trying to break down barriers to only the barriers. I’ve talked to people on Twitter who think highlighting the issue as it stands right now is [...]
Read More8 Entrepreneurs Diversifying the Tech Scene with NewMe Accelerator
Silicon Valley’s startup scene is mostly young, male, and white. In response, the NewMe Accelerator brought 8 black entrepreneurs together for two month immersion in San Francisco. CNNMoney featured each entrepreneur in their own personal profiles. The 8 entrepreneurs include: Hajj Flemings: GoKit Pius Uzamere: BeCouply Wayne Sutton: Vouch Anthony Frasier: Playd Tiffani Bell: Pencil You [...]
Read MoreSilicon Valley Welcomes First of its Kind Minority Accelerator
Silicon Valley welcomed the first ever technology accelerator for minority-led start-ups, NewME Accelerator. NewME’s select participants commenced their first class on June 16 and will participate in this program throughout the summer. The start-up founders are based in a shared house in Mountain View, Calif. and are utilizing co-working space at Citizen Space in San [...]
Read MoreSummer of Startups: NewME Accelerator Announces Winners
Last month, Black Web 2.o CEO and founder, Angela Benton announced the launch of the NewME Accelerator. The “first-ever technology accelerator for minority-led startups,” the NewME Accelerator will help a select number of startups take their budding businesses to the next level. Taking place over a nine-week period (June 16 – August 18), startup founders [...]
Read MoreNewME Accelerator Deadline for Startup Pitches Ends Friday
Last week was an an amazing week as I attended Where 2.0 location conference in Santa Clara, CA and had a chance to visit the headquarters of the startup world, Silicon Valley (San Francisco, Mountain View, Palo Alto and more. Also during the trip I had chance to visit Citizen Space, Path HQ and catch up with a [...]
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