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10 founder stories · Five decades of Black technology
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New and Upcoming Black Tech
Early enough to watch. Technical enough to matter. Four teams building products where the technology is central to the company—not decoration around it.
Culturally Grounded Artificial Intelligence
Aisha AI
Created by Esosa Osa and Onyx Impact, Aisha is building an AI experience around Black sources, history, culture and context.
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AI + RNA Biotechnology
Novarna
A purpose-built AI and wet-lab platform designing RNA molecules, testing them experimentally and feeding the results back into the system.
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Foundation Models for Biomanufacturing
AbInitio Bio
Daniel Mukasa and Nisha Gopal are building models intended to predict biological manufacturing outcomes before teams spend months learning them at the bench.
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Computer Vision + Robotics for Aquaculture
OctaPulse
Computer vision, edge computing and robotics aimed at making fish-farm inspection faster today—and aquaculture increasingly autonomous tomorrow.
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Our first ten exhibits span hardware safety, enterprise IT, telecommunications, enterprise software, cybersecurity, proptech, SaaS and payments infrastructure across the United States and Africa.
Swipe / scroll the hall. Every portrait opens a museum-style exhibit.10 founder stories · researched and sourced
Black Tech Museum
Start with Benjamin Banneker and move across the timeline to the present. Choose View Exhibit for the person’s life dates, exact milestone years, technology, impact and full BlackTechStartup story.
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