Black Ambition Learning Labs

Black Ambition is a non-profit organization founded by Pharrell Williams to increase the pipeline of diverse entrepreneurs as well as the number of underrepresented entrepreneurs who succeed at raising the startup capital needed to successfully scale businesses.

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Digital Transformation

Black Ambition will extend its highly-regarded founder training curriculum to South Florida based startup entrepreneurs working to launch and/or scale business ventures in media and entertainment, healthcare, tech, AI and/or consumer products and services. Over the next 2 years, Black Ambition will offer a 3-month virtual Learning Lab, offering ten (10) 70-90 minute content sessions, 4 guest speaker presentations, and a culminating network building reception attended by local funders, prominent entrepreneurs, and ecosystem partners. The network building reception and dinner event will culminate the virtual Learning Lab series and feature a cocktail reception, seated dinner, founder spotlights and a featured panel discussion or celebrity keynote presentation. Key VC, angel and corporate investors will be invited to attend. Content for the 10- learning labs will be developed annually based on the profiles of participating companies.

Sample content includes: Market Mastery: Positioning Your Product for Success Unlocking Customer Insights & Market Opportunity Gold, Next-Gen Customer Acquisition Hacks, Hype Your Brand: Levering PR & Media Magic to dominate your industry, Money Moves: Revenue & Financial Models Playbooks, Pitch Deck Power: Creating Winning Pitch Decks and Presentations, Pitch Perfect: Nailing Your Communication and Building an Investor Timeline, Banking Like a Boss (JPMorgan Chase Exclusive)Funding Frenzy: VC, Angels & Debt Demystified, Cracking the Big-Box Retailer Code (Learn first hand with 7-8 figure E-commerce entrepreneurs), Founder Fuel: Wellness Best Practices for the founder and their growing team, Epic Talks: 4+ Fireside Chats with Game-Changers and Marketplace makers

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Impact

We're beyond thrilled to be the grand prize winners of this year's Black Ambition Prize Competition! Having $1 million to invest in our business is life changing and will give us opportunities to grow and continue to impact our community, and while the prize money is great, the mentorship and network provided by Black Ambition is priceless and will allow us to open doors that were previously closed and to start building our own table so we can invite others to have a seat.

Dr. Monica Williams, Co-founder, RedDrop, 2024 winner

Current Metrics

Black Ambition Network founders have generated more than $265M in revenue

78% of Black Ambition Prize Winners have expanded their staff teams since winning Black Ambition investments

To date, Black Ambition has awarded approximately $13m to a network of 130 dynamic entrepreneurs and provided long-term mentorship to 1,000 founders

Impact

Black Ambition Learning Labs

We're beyond thrilled to be the grand prize winners of this year's Black Ambition Prize Competition! Having $1 million to invest in our business is life changing and will give us opportunities to grow and continue to impact our community, and while the prize money is great, the mentorship and network provided by Black Ambition is priceless and will allow us to open doors that were previously closed and to start building our own table so we can invite others to have a seat.

Dr. Monica Williams, Co-founder, RedDrop, 2024 winner

Current Metrics

Black Ambition Network founders have generated more than $265M in revenue

78% of Black Ambition Prize Winners have expanded their staff teams since winning Black Ambition investments

To date, Black Ambition has awarded approximately $13m to a network of 130 dynamic entrepreneurs and provided long-term mentorship to 1,000 founders

Goals

Demographic

Black Ambition Learning Labs focuses on Black, Latinx, HBCU-affiliated, LGBTQ+, and female entrepreneurs.

Funding Goal

Black Ambition seeks $1,000,000 to give entrepreneurs access to resources, mentorship and funding

Impact Goal

Target 500+ underrepresented South Florida startup founders

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