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Hbcu
AddedFeb 17, 2024
UpdatedJun 28, 2026
Hbcu

Hbcu

Operating

Empowering HBCU students through pre-accelerator programs.

Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Founded
2021
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HBCU Founders Initiative (HBCUFI) operates a pre-accelerator program for early-stage startup founders and business owners from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The 8-week program focuses on validating ideas, building prototypes, customer discovery, marketing, legal operations, and fundraising. HBCUFI partners with multiple HBCUs to execute its program, offering both virtual cohort sessions and on-campus activities.

The initiative aims to empower HBCU students and alumni by providing advancement opportunities for those past the ideation stage. HBCUFI's program helps participants validate their business problems and develop minimum viable products (MVPs). Notable portfolio companies include BLK Beetles, which has raised $2,500 through a grant. The organization's unique value proposition lies in its targeted support for HBCU-affiliated entrepreneurs, bridging the gap between idea conception and accelerator readiness.

Hbcu - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments1
Current Portfolio Count1
Total Portfolio Exits0

Top Investment Stages

Grant1 (100.0%)

Stage Mix

Grant 100%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

BLK Beetles logo

BLK Beetles

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Hbcu - Classification

NAICS
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
  • 6790Miscellaneous Investing
  • 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
Show 8 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 540000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
  • 541000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
SIC
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 7300Business Services
  • 6720Investment Offices
  • 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end