Empowering Innovation & Investment to Grow Community & Capital for Black Founders
Greater New Orleans:
A place where Black startups are prioritized, promoted, and championed
STARTUP NOIR NOLA is a concerted effort to present and promote the strengths and assets of the Greater New Orleans region, curated to amplify the ability for Black founders to access needed tools and expand the pool of tools itself.
STARTUP NOIR NOLA supports, socializes, and stimulates the power of Black entrepreneurs, enhancing local awareness and national attention to the existing brain trust and burgeoning potential of New Orleans as a hospitable hub for Black startups.
Why New Orleans?
Dr. Trivia Frazier
Obatala Sciences
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Kornelius Bankston
TechPlug
“When I founded TECHPLUG in 2019, I knew New Orleans could be a market that our work could have a lasting impact and our business could scale. I have found that our community work resonates with our neighbors. The business community has been receptive and open to me and TECHPLUG. I believe in New Orleans and the rich resources that she offers for burgeoning and established businesses. I am excited about the city’s growth.”
Courtney Williams
TORSH
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Rodney Sampson
Opportunity Hub
“It is imperative that students and alum at HBCU’s be exposed to high growth company building in the fourth industrial revolution as a career path or entrepreneurship journey. Doing so ensures that Black communities and beyond are positioned to obtain upwardly mobile careers, start scalable firms, create net new jobs and build new multi-generational wealth creation with no reliance on pre-existing multi-generational wealth. This is why OHUB is excited to join forces with Greater New Orleans, Inc. on their upcoming HBCU Startup Internship.”
Branson Morgan
Boot64 Ventures
“After co-founding and recently closing my startup Ceres, I joined Boot64 Ventures to empower diverse entrepreneurs in New Orleans with a seat at the table. As a Black founder and now participant within the local venture capital community, I’m proud to see the future initiatives that will arise out of Startup Noir Nola.”
David Price
The Safety Pouch
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Dr. Lana Joseph
Jrumz
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Brent Craige
Jamm Around
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Arielle Brown
Bea’s Bayou Skincare
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Kelli Saulny
Corridor Ventures
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Damon Burns
Finance New Orleans
“Starting Munivestor in New Orleans was important to me because technology startups tend to create new economic opportunities for cities. In return, the local community has supported us with funding, talent, culture, sales opportunities, technical support, and exposure. Receiving the level of attention and touch we get in New Orleans would be hard to replicate in larger startup markets.”
