Published on July 26, 2022/Last edited on July 26, 2022/3 min read
Two years ago, Tech for Black Founders was launched in an effort to combat inequality in our own community—the tech industry. Through this initiative, we are making it simple and free for Black founders to accelerate their growth through a variety of technologies. Since launching, Braze has provided its technology to 16 Black-founded early stage startups in the US, representing a variety of industries from beauty to financial services to wellness. Tech for Black Founders has also grown from a network of five founding organizations into a collection of more than 40 tech companies, including AWS, Foursquare, and Stripe. Together, we have donated tens of millions of dollars of free technology.
This February, we opened a call for applications in connection with our 2022 cohort of T4BF startups. While the program initially launched in the US only, we expanded eligibility to EMEA-founded businesses this year. We also evaluated ways to improve our offering and will cover Braze Email costs for this new cohort. The response to our call was incredible, with nearly 200 inquiries in total.
I’m excited to announce the 14 startups selected for this new cohort! Each company will receive a year of free Braze technology and educational resources. This includes customer engagement capabilities including unlimited push notifications, webhooks, and in-app/in-browser messaging for up to 250,000 MAU, and Braze Email costs covered up to 10 million emails.
Please join me in congratulating our newest Tech for Black Founders class:
In order to achieve our mission of becoming the universal healthcare provider for the Black community, we need to have outstanding partners committed to supporting us in our pursuit. I am excited about working with Braze and leveraging their world class capabilities to help support our growth and development.
Founder, Alkeme Health
In Summer 2020, commitments to Black and other historically excluded populations skyrocketed. Unfortunately, many of these commitments went unfulfilled or were one-time efforts. It's affirming to see that Braze has continued to honor its commitment, and the provided resources will be extremely valuable for us as we launch Peadbo.
Founder, Peadbo
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