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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

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


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