Blackstartup

BlackStartup was a crowdfunding platform that allowed entrepreneurs to market their business or project and solicit backers for funding.[1][2] BlackStartup was the first crowdfunding site focused on entrepreneurship in the African-American community.

The site was founded in 2013 by a group of Morehouse College graduates who are also members of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.[3][4]

As of August 2017, the site is offline and up for sale.

References
  1. "BlackStartup.com seeks to capitalize black businesses through crowdfunding platform". theGRIO. May 22, 2013. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020.
  2. Mohamed, Hayat (May 14, 2013). "BlackStartup: The African American Solution to Crowdfunding". NewsOne. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014.
  3. "BlackStartup.com Helps Black-Owned Businesses Secure Funding". Black Enterprise. April 22, 2013.
  4. Grant, Rebecca (May 6, 2013). "'Kickstarter for black community' aims to close African-American startup gap". VentureBeat.


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