Accenture Ventures was created to address the funding gap for black-owned businesses. So, this month is Black History month, I found it to be a good time to find out in-depth about Accenture Ventures and its first recipient “Sway Brand,” a multicultural media technology platform.
About Kathryn Ross
Kathryn Ross has enjoyed a long career with Accenture focusing on emerging disruptive technologies and helping industry-leading clients prepare for, combat, and understand how these new functions and capabilities will impact their businesses. Kathryn is the global lead for Open Innovation and the Black Founders Development Program, which is helping to level the playing field for Black technology startup founders and entrepreneurs through investment, mentorship, community, and support.
About Horace Flournoy
Horace Flournoy is a Multicultural Media Strategist skilled in Diversity-driven planning and focuses on partnerships & content solutions with creators and influencers for SwayBrand.
Horace launched SwayBrand with one idea in mind: to help brands develop authentic partnerships and source original creative content from Black, Latino, and Asian influencers who may normally go undiscovered by brand marketing teams.
For more information, please visit: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insights/technology/black-founders-development-program
