January 31, 2022

Audio Mob And The Stack World Among The List Of Black-Owned StartUps Chosen To Showcase British Innovation In New York

The British Consulate-General in New York has announced the participants in the upcoming UK Black Tech Founders Mission taking place next month in New York City. Twelve unique technology firms, set up by Black entrepreneurs in the UK, will participate in the delegation.

The UK founders will also meet with their US counterparts to discuss the differences between scaling a business on each side of the Atlantic and the lived Black entrepreneur experience in the UK & the US.

The UK’s flag carrier, British Airways, has partnered with the British Consulate-General in New York to fly the founders to and from New York in support of this mission.

The program offers UK-based, Black-founded companies the opportunity to explore the US tech ecosystem. Recognizing the barriers Black tech founders face accessing venture capital, this mission will elevate the founders’ profiles to NYC-based investors and the broader NYC tech community.

The delegates will engage with over 100 US-based venture capitalists through networking events, meetings, and a capstone pitch night.

The founders chosen include Aceleron Energy, a company using new battery technology to create the World’s first recyclable, upgradeable and serviceable lithium-ion batteries to drive the global and AudioMob, a startup allowing brands to connect with the massive mobile gaming audience using in-game audio ads. 

Coding Black Females, the largest community of Black women in tech in the UK. Growing, educating, and inspiring the community of Black women in tech and Flair Impact focuses on helping companies lead the way in building an anti-racist culture through its anonymous survey, performance tracking, and data-driven solutions.

Also on the list of 12 startups chosen includes Sharmadean Reid’s The Stack World, a platform for the Women’s creator economy to buy and sell from each other. Whether through coaching, workshops, entertainment, or advice, our goal is to give our members the tools to earn more.

Emma Wade-Smith, Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for North America and HM Consul-General in New York, said: “I am delighted to welcome this impressive group of Black founders to New York, who represent some of the most innovative emerging tech firms in the UK. According to some research, in 2019, just 2.9 percent of deals that UK VCs made had Black founders, and we must take concrete steps to reduce this disparity.

“Achieving more equal racial representation in the workplace is a top policy priority for the UK Government, and I am very pleased that this annual trade mission is making great strides in tackling this crucial challenge and we are determined to keep closing the gap.”

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Abbianca Makoni

Abbianca Makoni is a content executive and writer at POCIT! She has years of experience reporting on critical issues affecting diverse communities around the globe.

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