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Founders

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Thomas FieldsFounder & CEO, GRIND — **Thomas Fields**
*Founder & CEO, GRIND*

Wallon WalusayiFounder & CEO, 3Data — **Wallon Walusayi**
*Founder & CEO, 3Data*

Edward MadongorereFounder & CEO, MOON UltraLight — **Edward Madongorere**
*Founder & CEO, MOON UltraLight*

Mbiyimoh GhogomuCo-Founder & CEO, Tradeblock — **Mbiyimoh Ghogomu**
*Co-Founder & CEO, Tradeblock*

Harold HughesFounder & CEO, Bandwagon — **Harold Hughes**
*Founder & CEO, Bandwagon*

Shelly MurdockFounder & CEO, Fit 2 Flaunt — **Shelly Murdock**
*Founder & CEO, Fit 2 Flaunt*

Zwede HewittCo-Founder & CEO, LUHU — **Zwede Hewitt**
*Co-Founder & CEO, LUHU*

Darren SmithCo-Founder, Tradeblock — **Darren Smith**
*Co-Founder, Tradeblock*

**Amanda E. Johnson**
*Founder, Mented Cosmetics*

Behailu TekletsadikCo-Founder & CEO, Lantern — **Behailu Tekletsadik**
*Co-Founder & CEO, Lantern*

**Dan Runcie**
*Founder & CEO, Trapital*

Dru RileyFounder & CEO, Trends.vc — **Dru Riley**
*Founder & CEO, Trends.vc*

Experts

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Marcus Carey2x Founder / VP, ReliaQuest — **Marcus Carey**
*2x Founder / VP, ReliaQuest*

**Shaquille Gould**
*B2B Strategy, RigUp*

**Tom Ferguson**
*Partner, Burnt Island Ventures*

**Broderick McClinton**
*Sr. Director, Doordash*

**Jovan Hackley**
*Strategy & Social Impact Leader*

Michael YimCo-Founder, Hatch Duo — **Michael Yim**
*Co-Founder, Hatch Duo*

Keianna Dixon Venture Partner, Republic — **Keianna Dixon**
*Venture Partner, Republic*

**Allen Nance**
*3x Founder / Partner, TechSquare Labs*

**Amanda Irizarry**
*Full-time MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business*

**Jacob Alcaukas**
*2x Founder, Healthcare Space*

**Sergio Marreo**
*GP, Rebel One Ventures*

Jonathan ThaiCo-Founder, Hatch Duo — **Jonathan Thai**
*Co-Founder, Hatch Duo*

Dion BaezMarketing, YouTube Music — **Dion Baez**
*Marketing, YouTube Music*

Barry JohnsonFounder, OffSureIT — **Barry Johnson**
*Founder, OffSureIT*

**Cory Torres-Bishop**
*Vice President, Product Safesite*

**Richard Warburg**
*VC & IP Specialist*

**Yvette Rodriguez-Acosta**
*Partner, Dorm Room Fund*

**Hallie Noble**
*Product Manager, Visa*

Eric Sonnier, Managing Partner

Eric has over a decade of experience building and scaling tech businesses. He’s raised north of $4M as Founder and CEO, and for years, spent his nights and weekends helping other Black Founders raise capital and scale their ventures.

In 2019, Eric launched the first tech accelerator in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Prior to running the accelerator, Eric was Co-Founder and CEO of Oliver Technologies, an enterprise software company that helps financial institutions scale legal models with real-time vendor collaboration and centralized compliance. Eric was also Co-Founder of YCombinator (S14) backed Local Lift, which specialized in alternative lending for SMBs through an online marketplace.