Rodney Sampson is heralded as the leading pioneer in building diverse, equitable and inclusive technology, startup and venture ecosystems from the ground up. He is respected as a pioneer and innovator of streaming technologies at the start of the 21st century; and was the first Black cofounder of a technology startup to raise millions in venture capital throughout the Southeastern United States. Today, he serves as Chairman & CEO, Opportunity Hub; General Partner, 100 Black Angels & Allies Fund; and Venture Partner, Draper Goren Holm. Sampson is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC; a Venture Partner at Draper Goren Holm; and Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professorship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University.
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100 Black Angels & Allies Fund
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VC capital firm backing edge technology founders and fund managers committed to creating racial equity, shared prosperity, and multi-generational wealth for Black people in the future of work, the fourth industrial revolution, and beyond.
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