Blavity
Blavity is home to the network of platforms and brands serving the multifaceted lives of Black millennials and gen-z.
Signals
X account@blavity · created Apr 27, 2014 (12 years old) · 196,252 followers
Website registeredNov 18, 2017 (9 years old)
Timeline
- Website created
- GA 17
5500 Global · batch
Source: 500.co - X account created
Founders and team
AS
Aaron Samuels Founder@PoetryAaron · source: 500.coJN
Jeff Nelson FounderJJ
Jonathan Jackson Foundersource: 500.coMD
Morgan DeBaun Founder@MorganDeBaun · source: 500.coEF
Emil Flemmon Senior News EditorMH
Michael Hadgis Chief Revenue OfficerWL
Will Lucas Brand Manager, AfroTech
Acquisitions
| Acquired company | Price | Announced |
|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed publicly | Date not given |
Investors
5500 Globalaccelerator
BBaron Davis Enterprises
CComcast Ventures
CCross Culture Ventures
CCV Catalyst Fund
GGV
KKapor Capital
KKnight Enterprise Fund
MMaC Venture Capital
PPlexo Capital
VVista Venture Partners
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Sources and API
Every amount links to the page it came from. * Estimated from an accelerator's published standard deal, not a company-specific disclosure. How Recent Funding sources and verifies funding data. The same data as JSON: /api/v1/companies/blavity (get a free API key).