Our Story
Our Start
Opportunity Hub (OHUB) co-founded in 2013 in Atlanta, GA by Rodney and Shanterria Sampson as a follow up to the highly successful Kingonomics’ book release and large scale conferences in Atlanta, GA and Washington, DC, is the leading technology, startup, and venture ecosystem building platform created to ensure everyone, everywhere has equitable access to the future of work, fourth industrial revolution and beyond as a path to multi-generational wealth creation with no reliance on pre-existing multi-generational wealth.
Our Safe Spaces
We opened our first 7,500 s/f campus in downtown Atlanta at 200 Peachtree in the summer of 2013. In September 2014, we added 14,000 s/f with our expansion to West Midtown’s Giant Lofts and the historic Westside historic in a joint venture with the late Herman J. Russell. In late 2015, we partnered with some local entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to open a 25,000 s/f campus in Georgia Tech’s Technology Square. This partnership has invested in over 40 high growth tech startups that have raised more than $400 million in follow on capital, are valued at $1.5 billion US and employ more than 2,000 people. From 2013-2020, OHUB built and operated technology hubs and coworking spaces in two cities and six locations. Tens of thousands entered to work, learn and thrive.
Today
OHUB is an ecosystem of companies committed to increasing racial equity in the future of work fourth industrial revolution and beyond; including a for-profit enterprise, not-for-profit foundation and ecosystem building investment fund.
Leveraging our proven, metrics driven blueprint and methodology as outlined in “Building Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystems In Communities of Color” with The Federal Reserve Bank, OHUB delivers early exposure, skills development, talent placement, high growth company building support, net new job creation and capital formation via geographically placed technology hubs, citywide communities, campus chapters, managed programs, live events and technology products that touch and connect thousands of college students, young professionals, innovators, founders, investors and ecosystem builders throughout America and beyond. OHUB is for everyone, everywhere.
Come meet us up close
Every one of our team members is devoted to creating an equitable future for all.
Ana
Agneshwar
Partner, Talent - Executive & Board
Leroy
Brown
Ecosystem Building Lead, New Orleans
Michelle
Hercules
Black Women In Cyber Lead
Nikki
Trufant-Wade
Go To Market Lead
Dave
Parker
Partner, Entrepreneurship Programs
Shanterria
Sampson
Cofounder & Director
Rodney
Sampson
Chairman & CEO
Board of Advisors
21 Savage
Artist & Philanthropist
Troy Carter
Cofounder
Q&A
John McElligott
Cofounder
York Exponential
Judy Robinett
Founder J. Robinett Enterprises
Shanterria Sampson
Director
OHUB
Megan Smith
Former Chief Technology Officer United States of America
Dr. Richard Swart
Director Crowdsmart
David Weild IV
CEO, Weild & Company; Former Vice Chairman of Nasdaq
Trusted by the best
Sectors
College
Launch an OHUB chapter, program, lab or academy on your campus.
Career
Hire the most brilliant Black talent on the planet.
CoFounders
Build your high growth startup or small & medium size enterprise.
Capital
Invest in the Black funds, founders & family of ecosystem building companies.
CITIES
Build sustainable inclusive innovation, entrepreneurship & investment ecosystems from the ground up in your city or region.
Let's make history
Join the pioneering ecosystem created specifically to ensure that everyone, everywhere is equitably connected to the expert exposure, knowledge and skills, upwardly mobile career pathways, use-inspired innovation, high growth company building resources, early stage capital and investment opportunities to thrive in the fourth industrial revolution and beyond.