Meet the recipients
Black Founders Fund
Fund Black Founders
Across the US, there are amazing Black startup founders that are building great companies yet are locked out of access to the funding that is critical to their success.
The $5M Google for Startups Black Founders Fund provides non-dilutive cash awards to Black led startups that have participated in our programs or have been nominated by our partner community. Selected founders receive between $50,000 and $100,000 in capital along with hands-on support to help their startup grow.
4Degrees
4Degrees is a relationship intelligence software for relationship driven industries like consulting and investment banking.
MindRight Health
MindRight Health provides mental health coaching over text message to empower underserved communities to heal from trauma.
Loanwell
LoanWell is an automated loan origination platform for community banks, credit unions, CDFIs and loan funds with end-to-end functionality for intake, underwriting, closing, servicing, and reporting.
MedHaul
MedHaul is a tech-enabled marketplace that makes it easy to find and book transportation for people with special needs.
Pharaoh's Conclave
Pharaoh's Conclave prepares youth for eSports careers through exposure and pathway programs.
Shared Harvest Fund
Shared Harvest | myCovidMD® provides residents with crisis resources in real time by real people.
Qoins
Qoins automates extra payments towards debt to help people save money every month.
Varuna Tech Inc
Varuna provides visibility, awareness, and insights to water utilities so they deliver clean water consistently.
Possip
Possip uses text-message based pulse checks in over 100 languages to allow schools and districts to quickly and routinely hear from their community of families and staff, and act on the insights they learn.
Courtroom5
Courtroom5 is an automated legal toolbox for people in court without a lawyer.
4Degrees
4Degrees is a relationship intelligence software for relationship driven industries like consulting and investment banking.
Cyber Pop-up
Cyber Pop-up connects businesses to on-demand cybersecurity services powered by an army of vetted and highly skilled freelancers.
A.M. Money
A.M. Money provides flexible and affordable financing for low-income college students.
Raxplay
Raxplay enables music artists to create virtual experiences centered around their music to interact with fans via VR.
Wrinkle Free Delivery
Wrinkle Free Delivery is a technology-enabled dry cleaning, laundry, and linen delivery service that creates a seamless experience for residential and commercial customers citywide.
Five to Nine
Five to Nine is a workplace event program discovery, management, and evaluation software.
Alerje
Alerje uses proactive patient design to improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of care in the food allergy industry.
Watch The Yard
Watch The Yard is a digital media company, and the largest online brand targeting Black college students and alumni. With a focus on news, videos, and delivering practical, culturally-authentic resources, the platform reaches over 11 million people every month
Black Women's Wealth Alliance, SBC
Black Women's Wealth Alliance provides cultural wealth building innovation and elevation for Black women.
LifeWeb 360
LifeWeb 360 provides memorial scrapbooks built by your friends and family.
Juno Medical
Juno Medical is modern healthcare designed for you and your family.
MindRight Health
MindRight Health provides mental health coaching over text message to empower underserved communities to heal from trauma.
Upskill VR
Upskill VR is a virtual reality training platform that specializes in empowering people to save lives.
Uvii
Uvii is an education technology company that provides accessibility to distance learning evaluation tools on mobile.
HUED
HUED is a technology enabled platform that diversifies the patient-physician experience by connecting Black and Latino patients with culturally competent healthcare providers that specifically understand their physical, mental and cultural needs.
Shared Harvest Fund
Shared Harvest | myCovidMD® provides residents with crisis resources in real time by real people.
Switchboard Live
Switchboard is a SaaS platform that expands the viewing audience of live streaming content.
Courtroom5
Courtroom5 is an automated legal toolbox for people in court without a lawyer.
Stimulus, Inc.
Stimulus is a relationship intelligence platform that uses data and analytics to help companies make better purchasing decisions.
Toolbox
Toolbox is an online labor marketplace for general and trade contractors to hire skilled construction workers on demand.
Loanwell
LoanWell is an automated loan origination platform for community banks, credit unions, CDFIs and loan funds with end-to-end functionality for intake, underwriting, closing, servicing, and reporting.
Film Connx
Film Connx is the job marketplace for film that connects studios to vetted local crew.
ShearShare, Inc.
ShearShare is the first ML-enabled mobile marketplace for stylists to manage and grow their small business on their terms, starting with space to work.
Civic Eagle
Civic Eagle is a collaboration software for lobbyists and policy leaders.
MedHaul
MedHaul is a tech-enabled marketplace that makes it easy to find and book transportation for people with special needs.
Pharaoh's Conclave
Pharaoh's Conclave prepares youth for eSports careers through exposure and pathway programs.
Qoins
Qoins automates extra payments towards debt to help people save money every month.
Healthy Hip Hop
Healthy Hip Hop infuses cutting-edge technology, education and positive attributes within the hip hop culture to improve learning environments.
Varuna Tech Inc
Varuna provides visibility, awareness, and insights to water utilities so they deliver clean water consistently.
Possip
Possip uses text-message based pulse checks in over 100 languages to allow schools and districts to quickly and routinely hear from their community of families and staff, and act on the insights they learn.
ZeroStorefront
ZeroStorefront is a customer acquisition and retention platform purpose-built for local businesses.
Florence Technologies
Florence Technologies is a demand labor marketplace for the healthcare system.
Workfrom
Workfrom makes it easy to create ambient digital spaces online that allow people to virtually work in proximity of others so they can be more productive and less isolated.