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Today
OHUB is the parent holding company of a suite of businesses committed to increasing racial equity in the fourth industrial revolution; including a not-for-profit foundation and an 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, job placement, entrepreneurship support programming, net new job creation and alternative capital formation via geographically placed technology hubs, citywide communities, campus chapters, managed programs and live experiences and technology that include thousands of college students, young professionals, founders, investors and ecosystem builders throughout America and beyond. Current subsidiaries include OHUB Futures, OHUB Talent, Equity District, Grit, DEIS and 100 Black Angels and Allies Fund I.


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.