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100 Promising Black-led, High-Growth Tech Companies
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Ushering in an Era of Resiliency &
Triumph Amid Great Change
We aspire to shift narratives of Black tech companies from a deficit lens to an empowered one where we can reimagine the current state of tech toward the tech we want. We have identified 100 companies, particularly those making a positive social impact in the world.
We provide an overall view of our list and an in-depth look at tech companies with innovative products and services. We also spotlight elements of the Black tech ecosystem that have helped members of our list achieve success and growth.
The U.S. Market and Black Enterprise Alchemy: Turning Grime into Gold
The number # of companies founded in each state.
The incessant fight toward equality in every aspect starts with where consumers spend their dollars. The more Black-owned enterprise that exists, the more opportunity there is to distribute consumer dollars back into the hands of the Black community. About 58% of Black adults agree that “buying Black” is effective for stimulating the well-being of Black America.
Who We Are.
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Plexus Information Services, Inc. is an analytics and insights company committed to tackling the distinctive challenges of minority-owned businesses through pioneering research. Led by Tayler J. James, Director of Research, and Sherrell Dorsey, Principal, public, private, and nonprofit organizations tap Plexus for better understanding of the Black innovation economy.
Established by philanthropists Pam and Pierre Omidyar, Omidyar Network is a social change venture that has committed more than $1 billion to innovative for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations since 2004. Omidyar Network works to reimagine critical systems and the ideas that govern them, and to build more inclusive and equitable societies in which individuals have the social, economic, and democratic power to thrive.
