10 Black-Owned Startups Hiring Top Tech Talent
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When it comes to diversity in tech, there’s good news and bad news.
The good news: significant progress has been made to create more opportunities for Black tech talent to thrive. As a result, there’s an influx of Black founders who saw their funding quadruple in recent years and investors who are being promoted to partner or starting their own venture firms. Firms like Jumpstart Nova are investing exclusively in Black-led companies.
The bad news: There’s a long way to go. For example, despite that quadrupling, Black entrepreneurs still only receive 1.2% of all venture capital invested in the U.S., and the number of venture partners or owners who are Black is still staggeringly small.
Here are some Black-owned tech companies that are making a big impact across industries as diverse as fintech and foodtech.
- B2C
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- https://www.myscholly.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Los Angeles
- About
At Scholly, we hire with a strong emphasis on diversity, creating the same equal opportunity within our walls that we believe in giving to our users! We've been known to promote from within, and because we run lean, there are endless opportunities for employees to try on different hats.
- Industries
University StudentsHigh School Students
- B2C
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- YC FundedStartup funded by Y Combinator
- Website
- http://www.aptdeco.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- New York City
- About
AptDeco is making the exchange of home décor easy for everyone and has become a leader in sustainability innovation. Similar to what Airbnb was able to achieve in the short-term rental space AptDeco is positioned to do the same in the furniture space. We are backed by the best investors in Silicon Valley and positioned to scale.
- Industries
- B2C
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- 4.5Work / Life BalanceEmployees rate Mayvenn 4.5/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
- Website
- https://shop.mayvenn.com/
- Employees
- 51-200
- About
At Mayvenn, we are creating the future of salon retail - one hairstylist at a time. Our mission is to empower hairstylists and salon professionals while changing the way people purchase hair extensions and interact with hair companies.
- Industries
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Website
- http://lisnr.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Cincinnati, Oakland
- About
In 2012, one single belief brought LISNR’s founders together: ultrasonic audio is better. These individuals understood the growing need for a device- and platform-independent solution for sending short communication back and forth at the software level. They believed that companies shouldn’t have to spend on costly hardware or processes to drive more friction-less and connected experiences.
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Website
- http://www.careacademy.com
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Boston
- About
CareAcademy provides home care agencies with a best-in-class online education platform that delivers engaging video-based classes and real world scenarios that walk through aspects of the caregiver experience. We now train thousands of caregivers each month, helping them deliver the best care possible.
- Industries
- ElderlyCaregivers
- B2C
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- https://www.kiira.io/
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Los Angeles
- About
Kiira Health is a virtual women's health clinic for colleges and universities. The Kiira platform consists of a mobile app and web dashboard. The app seamlessly connects users to trusted clinicians including Primary care physicians, Ob/Gyn’s, Mental health experts/ therapists, Nurse practitioners and more via phone, video, and chat through a HIPAA compliant platform.
- Industries
- College CampusesUniversity Students
- B2C
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- http://app.expectful.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- San Francisco, Brooklyn
- About
At Expectful, we’ve had our share of bumps in the road to and through motherhood. We created the resource we wanted but never had. The journey to “mom” looks different for each of us, so Expectful does too. We’ll serve you with meditations, events, support groups and services catered to where you are, personalized by you.
- Industries
- Website
- https://4degrees.ai/
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Chicago
- About
We're a startup with a vision to equalize opportunity by enabling you to build stronger professional relationships. Our platform identifies the right connections for you to focus on, works with you to strengthen those relationships over time, and helps you activate your network when you need it.
- Industries
- Personal Relationship ManagerArtificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
CalendlyCalendly helps you schedule meetings without the back-and-forth emails501-1000 EmployeesActively Hiring- B2B
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- Website
- https://calendly.com
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Locations
- Atlanta
- About
Calendly is the fastest growing company in scheduling automation, connecting over a million people. We provide a simple, yet powerful scheduling software that allows business professionals to easily meet with customers, prospects, partners and candidates. Our users range from individuals to mid-sized businesses, and even large enterprises like Zillow, Marketo, Uber and Zendesk.
- Industries
Jobs
Staff Product Manager, EngagementFull-time3 weeks ago$237k – $300kIn office • San Francisco10 years of exp
The AI-powered decision engine across agriculture, climate, and the economy51-200 Employees- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- New York City, Nairobi
- About
Gro is a global team of technology, climate, and agriculture experts. We have built an AI-powered platform that helps our customers tackle their most pressing challenges - from forecasting and assuring supply chains to climate change and food security.
- Industries
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