Programs

7th Annual Roadmap to Billions NYC Conference

May 18-20, 2023

2023 is the 7th year of Roadmap to Billions. This year will be bigger, better, and full of intentional impact for founders, investors, and tech professionals.

Roadmap to Billions TOR Conference

September 7-8, 2023

Roadmap To Billions is going global. Join us for our 1st annual conference in Toronto.

Roadmap to Billions UK Conference

October 5-6, 2023

Roadmap To Billions is going global. Join us for our 1st annual conference in London.

Unicorn Ambition Conference

November 2-3, 2023

Black Men Talk Tech’s Unicorn Ambition Conference is the only national tech conference which focuses on the impact work of increasing the participation of Black tech entrepreneurs in the Innovation Economy. Despite the many successes of Black men in the tech industry, Black men are still underrepresented as founders. Black Men Talk Tech is fixing that problem with their authentic ecosystem for Black men who are scaling to Unicorn status.

AWS Women's Accelerator

Apply by August 26th

AWS has expanded their $30 million Impact Accelerator to fund women founders. AWS has just launched a one-of-a-kind program that gives more women founders the support they need to accelerate their startup businesses. To further their growth, startups receive a $125,000 cash grant and $100,000 in AWS service credits—all at zero cost and for zero equity.

Microsoft Black Partner Growth Initiative

Join the Microsoft Partner Network

Microsoft’s new initiative was launched to support Black tech companies and entrepreneurs. Partners within the initiative will be matched with a dedicated Partner Development Manager. Click below to learn about the resources for Black tech founders.

Talk Tech Learning Series vol. 1: Back to Basics

On-demand Webinar virtual

Black Women Talk Tech and JP Morgan & Chase Co. are joining forces to support Black and brown entrepreneurs. The Learning Series curriculum was created to teach founders how to build and scale a tech business and strengthen the economic foundation of Black communities.

Tech 101: Introduction to Working in Tech

Udemy Course virtual

Develop a Tech Mindset to drive innovation in your work and become more tech-enabled. This course will empower beginners and career transitioners to develop a tech mindset through a mix of lectures that will advance your tech acumen

Overcome barriers to entry in the tech industry
Level up your understanding of the tech landscape
Navigate careers in tech
Become more tech-savvy in your own role

The Face of a Founder Summit

On-Demand Conferencevirtual

We created a space for Black women founders, investors, and partners to connect and address the funding needs across the tech startup sector. The Face of a Founder Summit promotes Black women tech founders, businesses, and the strategic conversations and collaborations needed to scale them up and take them to the next level. Click to secure access to the sessions.

Membership Platform

Join a community of go getters and builders. We create masterclasses, panels, fireside chats, and digital classes all focused on tangible advice and education that helps our members move their startups forward.

Black Students Talk Tech

Black Students Talk Tech is an immersive experience (led and taught by Black tech leaders) for HBCU students to develop tangible skills to launch their technology career or business. Students will participate in multidisciplinary workshops, mentor sessions, and panel discussions that will create a more diverse tech ecosystem.

Partner with Us

As we continue to identify, support, and encourage Black women tech founders, we seek to partner with organizations whose values align and reach amplifies our efforts. Please join us in the charge to help Black women build the next billion-dollar business.

Job Board

Diversity matters and the time is now. Less than 3% of employees at the top 75 companies in Silicon Valley are Black, and women are an even more distinct minority. Now, with the U.S. amidst a fundamental reorientation of attitudes about race and inclusion, Black Women Talk Tech is stepping up to help increase access for Black and Brown professionals in tech. The BWTT Job Board, our partner-exclusive job link, will help bridge the gap for our community and for our partners.

Investor Matchmaking

Black Women & Men Talk Tech has developed a solution to help bridge this gap between entrepreneurs and investors. We work with investors to deeply understand their investment thesis and then source qualified and vetted entrepreneurs running startups that meet the specific investment criteria such as industry, stage, ARR, customer base, etc. By curating these introductions for VCs we can increase funding for our community while helping to diversify the portfolios of our partners.

In Association with Black Women Talk Tech

Black Men Talk Tech

Our affiliate organization, Black Men Talk Tech, is a collective of tech founders helping Black men identify, support and find resources to create the next Unicorn. They too are unapologetic in their support of Black men founders. Visit their website to see how they’re impacting the tech industry.

Talk Tech Association

Black women tech founders are worth the investment, and Talk Tech Association develops the data and insights to back that up. By better understanding Black women founders, our experiences, and the current economic landscape we promote advancement that will help more Black women reach their business goals, and ultimately become independently wealthy.

By the Founders of Black Women Talk Tech

Media

We are creating the first media company focused on global entrepreneurs – over 580 million of them worldwide. Our creative studio produces content for television, film and documentaries for distribution on television networks and streaming platforms, along with our own digital platform.

If you are an entrepreneur, we’d love to hear from you. We are telling the stories of entrepreneurs and their journey to create the next billion dollar business. We’re also looking for production and distribution partners so reach out to us to start the conversation.