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