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THE FOUNDER SUMMIT™ (TFS) IS THE NATION’S PREMIER FOUNDER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FOR EMERGING STARTUPS.
Chicago, IL
A day party to unify Chicago’s tech community
RE-IMAGINED CITIES | CHICAGO 2.0 takes place quarterly, inviting residents from all 77 of Chicago’s neighborhoods to the table to learn about what’s happening now, and what’s happening next with Chicago’s smart city movement.
Every 3rd Tuesday | Durham, NC
The #MonthlyMixerSeries (MMS) was created to bring together ImBlackInTech members, potential members and friends to mingle in a comfortable environment, share ideas, and build trust and rapport.
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THE FOUNDER SUMMIT™ (TFS) IS THE NATION’S PREMIER FOUNDER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FOR EMERGING STARTUPS.
Chicago, IL
A day party to unify Chicago’s tech community
RE-IMAGINED CITIES | CHICAGO 2.0 takes place quarterly, bringing all communities across Chicago to the table to learn about what’s happening now, and what’s happening next with Chicago’s smart city movement.
Every 3rd Tuesday | Durham, NC
The Monthly Mixer Series (MMS) was created to bring together ImBlackInTech members, potential members and friends to mingle in a comfortable environment, share ideas, and build trust and rapport.
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At A Glance
Over 3,200
in ImBlackInTech Membership Network
Portfolio of 20+
proprietary training curriculums, initiatives, and live event experiences
40+ States & 16 Countries
a global community
50+ events
executed in under 3 years
Over $415MM
raised + generated by members in their startups
15K+ Social Media Followers
@ImBlackInTech
At A Glance
Over 3,200
in ImBlackInTech Membership Network
Portfolio of 20+
proprietary training curriculums, initiatives, and live event experiences
40+ States & 11 Countries
a global community
50+ events
executed in under 3 years
Over $415MM
raised + generated by members in their startups
15K+ Social Media Followers
@ImBlackInTech
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BECOME A MEMBERWHAT IS IMBLACKINTECH™ MEMBERSHIP NETWORK?
Chicago-based ImBlackInTech is a global membership organization that supports, celebrates and educates our membership base of Black and Latinx founders and professionals, which spans 40+ states and 16 countries.
Rooted in design thinking and transformational leadership principles, ImBlackInTech’s methodology centers around crowd-sourcing measurable solutions to critical business or career challenges for members, through inclusive collaboration. We focus on founder development for entrepreneurs and career advancement for professionals through our unique event series based training curriculums, along with developing effective teams through deliberate goal setting, a focus on intrapreneurship, and cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset.
Who Do We Serve?
Our global community of members and subscribers includes emerging tech startup founders, technology professionals, and supporters (investors, media, enthusiasts, bloggers, etc).
FOUNDERS
of emerging tech startups
(Founder = product built and generating revenue)
STARTERS
working on emerging tech startups
(Starter = product development or idea stage, pre-product and/or pre-revenue)
PROFESSIONALS
in or outside of the technology industry
(Seeking to learn the strategies, tactics and step-by-step blueprint to start and/or grow a highly successful corporate career in technology)
TECH-ENABLED ENTREPRENEURS
building a non-tech company
(Tech Enabled = currently leveraging or seeking to learn how to leverage social media, apps and tech tools to grow their customer base online, and create more efficient systems internally to decrease the cost of doing business, increase efficiency, and increase revenue)
SUPPORTERS
with a kaleidoscope of different backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, capabilities, orientations, and experiences
(Supporter = personal desire to see this global community of Black and Latinx founders and professionals grow, and contribute to it thriving)
The Core 5
Vision and Focus of ImBlackInTech™ Membership Network
1. TRANSACTIONAL COMPETENCE
Close the Foundational Business Knowledge Gap
2. ACCESS TO ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
Create Consistent Access To Non-Traditional Capital
3. CONTRACTS + CHANNELS + NETWORKS
Early-Stage Opportunity Sourcing & Leveraging Relationships with Centers of Influence
4. CONSISTENCY
Robust Calendar of Live Events
5. TRUST + BELONGING
Grow a Global Community that Supports, Celebrates & Educates Black & Latinx Founders and Professionals
