Our Story
Welcome to the most contextually and culturally relevant technology, startup and venture ecosystem-building platform on the planet.
Our Start
Opportunity Hub (OHUB), co-founded in 2013 in Atlanta, GA by Drs. 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 entities committed to increasing opportunity 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, technology workforce 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, immersive online courses and certificates, 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.
Renee
Barton
Advisor, Proposals & Research
Leroy
Brown
Ecosystem Development Lead
Trivia
Edwards
Senior Investment Analyst
Darrel
Frater
Venture Capitalist in Residence
Vickie
Gibbs
Venture Fund Operations
Alana
Mann
Venture Fund Partnerships
Gene
Quarrels
Chief Development Officer & Head of Partnerships
Dr. Rodney
Sampson
Executive Chairman & CEO
Board of Advisors
21
Savage
Artist & Philanthropist
Troy
Carter
Cofounder
Q&A
Davyeon
Ross
Cofounder
ShotTracker
Judy
Robinett
Founder J. Robinett Enterprises
Dr. 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
featured program
Automation, Future of Work, and Fourth Industrial Revolution 101
Trusted by the best
Focus
College
Launch an OHUB chapter, program, lab or academy on your campus for your students, faculty and alum.
Career
Upskill for the fourth industrial revolution and beyond
CoFounders
Start your high growth company and bring it to market
Capital
Get certified as an early stage venture investor and access contextually relevant venture funds, accelerators, startups to invest for scale.
Corporations
Align your brand, purpose and products. Hire our talent. Procure our startups.
CITIES
Build a technology, startup and venture ecosystem in your city or region for all your constituents
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.