Company: Pencil You In Age: 26 Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C. I’ve been programming ever since I was a little kid. When I was about six, my parents got me a V-Tech Precomputer 1000, a computer-type toy. I got bored with the games and checked out the manual, which explained ways to program with QBasic. Many years […]
Name: Wayne Sutton Age: 36 Hometown: Raleigh, N.C. I’m a partner in NewMe, along with Angela Benton. A bunch of us startup types knew each other via Twitter. We’re all from different parts of the country, and we knew the best way to get funding was to be in Silicon Valley. We were also interested […]
Company: Gokit Age: 39 Hometown: Detroit, Mich. Originally from Detroit, Mich., Hajj Flemings’ interest for technology grew while he was in high school. After high school, Fleming pursued his passion at Michigan Technological Institute , where he received his BA in mechanical engineering, before finishing his formal education completing his MBA at Lawrence Technological University […]
Inspired by and wanting to impress his girlfriend (who happens to be his co-founder), Pius Uzamere, 27, created BeCouply, a mobile application that helps couples discover new date spots, capture special moments and connect with their couple friends. “I realized there wasn’t a lot out there for couples who don’t want to fall into the […]
It was an historic last night in Mountain View, CA as the first annual New Me Accelerator program, designed to motivate African-American technological entrepreneurship, launched on the campuses of Google, Inc. Created by Angela Benton (founder) and Wayne Sutton, NME has been the continuation of Ms. Benton’s commitment to empower and create opportunity for African-Americans […]
With Black in America 4 premiering tonight, we at NewsOne decided to take a look at the Black technology entrepreneurs who are going to be featured in the series tonight. We will start with the owner of Kloud.co, Hank Williams. See Also: Black In America 4 Exclusive Trailer See Also: CNN’s Soledad O’Brien Talks To […]
With Black in America 4 premiering tonight, we at NewsOne wanted to take a look at the featured guests on the show which focuses on Blacks in Silicon Valley and the technology sector. Today, we take a look at the founder of the NewMe Accelerator, Angela Benton. See Also: Black In America 4 Exclusive Trailer […]
From a very young age I witnessed my parents strive to create their businesses so they could work for themselves. My father badly wanted to stop dragging others luggage up and down Miami International Airport as a Skycap; and my mom wanted out of the corporate job that left her unhappy and unfulfilled. They went […]
