One hundred African-American college students are headed to the
famed SXSW festival today courtesy of an Atlanta technology entrepreneur
and his NFL-linebacker partner.
The effort, dubbed HBCU@SXSW, is aimed at
expanding opportunities to build startups or to become investors in
those companies. It also seeks to introduce black students, particularly
from historically Black colleges to heavy hitters from Silicon Valley,
which is notorious for its lack of diversity.
HBCU @SXSW, now in its second year, is the
brainchild of Rodney Sampson, co-founder and CEO of Opportunity
Ecosystem. The Atlanta-based company partners with professional athletes
(an early investor is Tennessee Titans defensive end Derrick Morgan), foundations and municipalities to connect entrepreneurs and tech investors.
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