KELAUNI JASMYN
They’d been at it for more than a year, but on Dec. 1, Black Tech Nation Ventures held its official launch party at PNC Park. It is a venture capital firm that was put together to invest in Black and diverse tech entrepreneurs, Black Tech Nation founder and CEO Kelauni Jasmyn told the New Pittsburgh Courier.
Pictured above are CEO Kelauni Jasmyn, center, Sean Sebastian, left, and David Motley. (PHOTOS BY COURIER PHOTOGRAPHER J.L. MARTELLO)
The Black Tech Nation Ventures fund has more than $25 million, and Jasmyn said the goal is to get to $50 million by the summer of 2022. “We are looking for tech solutions made by Black and diverse people that we can support who don’t have to worry about if race is an issue when it comes to getting funding, because it’s not with us,” Jasmyn said.
BOB NUTTING, LAURA WASHINGTON, CHRIS HOWARD
KENYA SHEPPARD MATTHEWS, NICOLE WEBSTER
MYAH IRICK, MICHAEL POLITE
GREGG SPENCER, JAMES BARNES
ATTENDEES AT THE BLACK TECH NATION VENTURES LAUNCH PARTY (PHOTOS BY COURIER PHOTOGRAPHER J.L. MARTELLO)
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