Founders Unfound
Founders Unfound tells the stories of exceptional entrepreneurs and tech founders from underrepresented backgrounds – starting with founders of African descent. We have a regular podcast and complimentary blog created to shine a light on the broad spectrum that reflects all the diversity in entrepreneurship today. We spotlight entrepreneurs working on venture-worthy, big opportunity ideas. We know behind every founder team is an origin story that deserves to be boldly told. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episodes
James Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Ownors, an AI-driven Fintech platform that helps artists retrieve payouts from streaming services.
Ownors isn’t James’ first startup. Inspired by his upbringing, James became an attorney. But he saw the gaps in the system. The fundamental way that legal services are sold and distributed is a straight-up disconnect with the vast majority of people who need it. So he and his wife formed Court Buddy,...
Melanie Akwule is Founder and CEO of MINWO, a DE&I tech company that connects companies with organizations that have a specific mission to support Black-owned businesses on their path to scaling.
Originally from Virginia, Melanie was an NCAA track athlete who did her undergrad at Georgia Tech.She worked and excelled in the corporate world with GE. But it was at the Haas School, Cal Berkeley where she built her startup muscle. S...
Daricus Releford is Founder and CEO of StoreCash, a company that provides mobile banking for teens, as well as for unbanked and underbanked adults.
Daricus is the twin son of a mom in the military. And as you just heard, he came home one day as a kid to find that his dad had taken everything from the house. Since that fateful event, Daricus has been on an entrepreneurial journey, that's gone from cutting lawns to building a FinT...
Black Entrepreneurship & Fundraising in 2021- have we made any progress?
In this special episode, we bring you the fireside chat moderated by Dan with:
Amira Rasool, CEO of The Folklore
Daricus Releford, CEO of StoreCash
Kwame Boler, CEO of neu
In the session we talked about the state of black entrepreneurship and fundraising in 2021.
As we experience Juneteenth for the first time as a National holiday, we ask:
What has changed? Wha...
Ezinne Iroanya-Adeoye is Founder and CEO of SKNMUSE, the premium beauty brand dedicated to elevating the beauty experience for the modern black woman.
Ezinne was born and raised in Nigeria. After graduating from high school at 15 and ace-ing her SATs, she came to the US for college. She thought she was going to be a petroleum engineer. Lucky for the rest of us, that didn’t happen. Ezinne never forgot the joy she found in the soothi...
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In this episode Sonja and Dan discussed:
Delivering clear analysis and powerful insights on what's shaping the Black innovation economy.
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In this episode Amira and Dan discussed:
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Trajectory: Startup - Ideation to Product/Market FitA brand new book by entrepreneur and investor Dave Parker.
This hot-off-the-presses publication is THE playbook for those at the earliest stages of the startup journey. Or even if you are just contemplating the jump to entrepreneurship. To get this great resource, go to dkparker.com or find anywhere you buy books.
In this episode Stephen and Dan discuss...
OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Trajectory: Startup - Ideation to Product/Market FitA brand new book by entrepreneur and investor Dave Parker.
This hot-off-the-presses publication is THE playbook for those at the earliest stages of the startup journey. Or even if you are just contemplating the jump to entrepreneurship. To get this great resource, go to dkparker.com or find anywhere you buy books.
In this episode Patrick and Dan discus...
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The global pan-African freelance marketplace and collaboration platform.
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Cascadia Cleantech Accelerator
powered by VertueLab and CleanTech Alliance
This 15-week program delivers mentorship, connections, funding opportunities, and more.
For early-stage cleantech startups looking to launch and scale their business...
OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:
powered by VertueLab and CleanTech Alliance
This 15-week program delivers mentorship, connections, funding opportunities, and more.
For early-stage cleantech startups looking to launch and scale their businesses.
Applications are open until April 16th. Don't miss out, apply today at cascadiacleantech.org
The global pan-African freelance marketplace and collabor...
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The Plug
Delivering clear analysis and powerful insights on what's shaping the Black innovation economy.
Get your annual subscription to The Plug at tpinsights.com
In this episode Ashlee and Dan discussed:
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Multicultural Mainstream: Reimagining Humanity and TechnologyA virtual venture conference hosted by the Columbia Venture Community
Access great content and breakouts with venture capitalists. March 5-6th 2021
Check out bit.ly/CVCMM for tickets. Don't miss out!
In this episode Genevieve and Dan discussed:
WE ARE BACK!
WELCOME TO OUR NEW SERIES FOR 2021
OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Multicultural Mainstream: Reimagining Humanity and TechnologyA virtual venture conference hosted by the Columbia Venture Community
Access great content and breakouts with venture capitalists. March 5-6th 2021
Check out bit.ly/CVCMM for early-bird tickets. Don't miss out!
In this episode Ayinde and Dan discussed:
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Founders Livethe global venue for entrepreneurs to experience events, content, and community.
Check out founderslive.com to join and to find a live event streaming from your city.
In this episode:
OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Founders Livethe global venue for entrepreneurs to experience events, content, and community.
Check out founderslive.com to join and to find a live event streaming from your city.
In this episode:
For our last episode of the year, we've b...
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A preview of our Updates episode. We caught up with former guests to see where they are today and where they are headed for 2021. And we reflected on what will certainly be considered an historic year, 2020.
Be sure to listen in.
EPISODE drops December 18th!
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Founders Unfound tells the stories of exceptional entrepreneurs and tech founders from underrepresented backgrounds – starting with founders of African descent. We have a regular podcast and complimentary blog created to shine a light on the broad spectrum that reflects all the diversity in startups today.
Hosted by season tech entrepreneur Dan Kihanya (@dkihanya), the show explores the origin stories of under-the-radar tech en...
OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Founders Livethe global venue for entrepreneurs to experience events, content, and community.
Check out founderslive.com to join and to find a live event streaming from your city.
In this episode Abbey and Dan discussed:
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Abbey Wemimo is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu, the leading financial technology platform that leverages data solutions to empower tenants and improve property performance. Abbey was raised in Lagos Nigeria, came to the US for college, worked on Obama’s re-election campaign, launched his first start up, and even did a stint with Goldman Sachs - all this before starting Esusu w...
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