Forging a future
that’s already ours.
What started as an event has evolved into a network offering social capital and opportunities through events, content, and resources by founders and for founders. In a handful of cities and counting, we host founder-led events, publish articles, share founder stories, and provide the social capital and community entrepreneurs need.
What
We Offer
Industry Events
Black potential is limitless. We help host industry-specific events with founders in a range of specialties, niches, and fields of expertise.
Content Creation
Through well-produced podcast episodes, founder interviews, and articles with insight, we’re creating a platform for Black voices to be heard and their knowledge to be shared.
Pitch Event
As the nation’s largest single-day pitch event for Black founders, Pitch Black has showcased entrepreneurs since 2015. The audience decides who receives cash prizes to help bring their ideas to life.
Social Capital
Connection is a powerful resource. Experience both an online and in-person network for founders to make connections, discover funding opportunities, and share resources to build the next great idea.
OUR STORY
Imagine if the 'Whitest City in America' became a leader in uplifting and amplifying Black-owned businesses.
What if conversations about capital shifted to highlight the power of social connections? These questions inspired Stephen Green to launch the first Pitch Black pitch event in Portland, Oregon. The event that sparked our movement and network. What began in Portland has now expanded to Seattle, Austin, and Philadelphia, with Atlanta, Houston, Detroit, New York City, and Los Angeles to come.
By the
Numbers
Founder Pitches
124
Funding
$706K
Companies
Raised
$76M
PITCH BLACK
Authentic In
Every Space
TECH
DESIGN
APPAREL
FOOD
SERVICE
WELLNESS
EDUCATION
CULTURE
HARDWARE
Black excellence knows no bounds. Pitch Black is crafting and creating industry specific events, content and experiences that showcase the best of Black thought and ingenuity in each, showing that we out here.
This is just the start.
Partner with us to celebrate and support Black visionaries and their ideas.