FundBLACKFounders announced as a beneficiary of the Supermaker's Entrepreneurial Dream Project Award. The start-up was one of only two awardees to receive $50,000 in non-dilutive grant funding.

In addition to the grant funding, FundBLACKFounders will also receive mentoring from the Supermaker Mentor Network, a network of acclaimed business leaders and experts from companies including Blavity, Adidas, Unilever, Colgate, Create & Cultivate, and many more.

"FundBLACKFounders is the Future of Funding for Black-Owned Businesses & Startups! The money and mentorship from the Supermaker's Entrepreneurial Dream Project will significantly amplify the work we are doing. We are just getting started. So much more to come!" said Renee King, CEO & Founder of FundBLACKFounders

Submissions for the Supermaker's Entrepreneurial Dream Project Award closed on June 15th, 2020, and included over 1800 applications.

"We are incredibly grateful to the Supermaker's team for creating this opportunity and recognizing the need for the work we are doing. We are excited to have them join us on this journey." said Renee.

FundBlackFounders was founded to address the lack of funding resources afforded to Black Founders. This funding would help the organization continue to support the crowd-funding platform and source additional resources for Black founders.