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Our Start

Opportunity Hub (OHUB) co-founded in 2013 in Atlanta, GA by Rodney 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.
The late Congressman John Lewis and Bob Adelman join Rodney Sampson @ Kingonomics DC. Circle 2013.
OHUB's first campus in downtown Atlanta.

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. Currently, OHUB operates a space in the historic 18th & Vine District in Kansas City, Mo and on the campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA.    

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

Kieran
Blanks

Chief Growth & Development Officer

Lyndon Breckenridge

Lead, Early Exposure Programs

Darren
Freeman

Partner, Talent

Nerissa
Rollins

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Dave
Parker

Partner, Entrepreneurship Programs

Justin
Sampson

Chief of Staff

Rodney
Sampson

Chairman & CEO

Dane
Simmons

MP, 100 Black Angels & Allies Fund

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

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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 clarion call to lead the global Black community to a definitive purpose of acquiring expert exposure, skills, career opportunities, innovation, startup support resources & capital to thrive in the fourth industrial revolution and beyond.

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