The Black Angel Group is a collective of angel investors from various companies who specialize in investing in seed to Series A startups. We harness our extensive experiences and connections to facilitate the growth of these companies.

The Collective

The Black Angel Group is a global powerhouse of 200+ black tech operators, united in their passion for investing in groundbreaking startups. We bring a unique blend of intellectual, social, and financial capital to the table, giving founders the resources they need to scale their businesses.

Strategic Partnerships, Sports & Gaming

Aaron Newman

Google
Senior Global Policy Advisor

Adeola Olagunju

Google
Senior Program Manager, Google Cloud for Startups

Alexa Hall

Google
Head of VC and Startup Partnerships (US West)

Alexandra Dumas

Google
Senior Analytics Engineer

Alise Ramirez

Netflix
Director - Legal

Althea Brown

Google
Digital Operations Manager, You Tube Originals

Alvin Addo

Google
Product marketing manager

Amari Guisinger

Google
Engagement Manager

Amhar Ford

Google
UX Researcher

Amir Williams

Google
Industry Director, Apps

Andrea Brown

Google
Product Manager

Andrew Peynado

Google
Customer Engineer, Data Analytics

Angelica Walter

Google
Strategic Partnerships

Anika Henry

Google
Head of Product Marketing, Databases, Google Cloud

Anita Kibunguchy-Grant

Google
Head of Product Marketing

Anndrea Moore

Meta
Director of Product Inclusion & Equity

Annie Jean-Baptiste

Google
Global Director: Planning Analysis & Insights, People Experience

Anthony Abraham

Google
Vice President, Business Integration

Anthony Grant

AllClear Aerospace & Defense
Senior Software Engineer

Anthony Nourian

LinkedIn
Head of Public Sector

Antoine Harden

Google
Head of Sales Strategy & Operations, Google Cloud Mid Atlantic & South-east

Antwan Smith

Google
Diversity Program Manager

Arielle Dulberg

Google
Founder & Managing Partner

Arif Gursel

8genC
Brand Marketing Lead

Arinze Emeagwali

Meta
Product Operations and Strategy, You Tube

Augustine Wiah

Google
Growth Manager

Azeez Soetan

Google
Senior Technical Program Manager, Google Classroom

Bernard Greene

Google
Board Partner

Bonita Stewart

Gradient Ventures
Finance Director

Brandon Strong

Google
Product Manager

Brandon Johnson

Nvidia
Head of APAC Regulatory and Investigations

Brandon LeBlanc

Google
Spend Efficiency Manager

Brian Hill

Google
Head of Industry, Business & Industrial Markets

Brittan (Bright) King

Google
Senior Customer Engineer

Bruno Surpris

Google
Head of Global Data Management Oversight

Bryan Swann

Paypal
Growth Lead, Acquisitions Marketing, Global Partnerships

Bserat Ghebremicael

Google
Partner, EDI (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)

Candice Morgan

Google Ventures
VP Vendor Management Office & Customer Care

Cassandra Johnson

Google
Customer Success Account Manager

Cedric Towner

Microsoft
Product Strategy and Operations Principal, Google Cloud Infrastructure

Chad Payne

Google
Head of Civil Rights

Chanelle Hardy

Google
Sr. Account Executive

Charles Greene

Google
GCC Delivery Lead - US Central

Charles Sherrard

Google
VP, Strategy & Chief of Staff

Cherizza Lundy

Stich Fix
Director of Procurement ESG, Supplier Diversity & Sustainability

Chris Genteel

Google
Financial Analyst

Chukes Emedosi

Google
Senior Counsel

Ciara Stephens

Google
Chief Investment Officer

Clinton Buie

AmeteMint
Director, People Operations

Courtney Bass Sherizen

Google
Vice President of Engineering

Curtiss Pope

Blue Label
Director, Ads Responsibility Office

Dale Allsopp

Google
Vice President, Corporate Finance & Chief Risk Officer

Dale James

Alleghany Corporation (most recent)
Product Manager

Daniel Adonai

Google
Due Diligence, Pitch Review, & Portfolio Mentorship

Daniel Bryant

Google
Vice President

Danielle Romain

Google

Darnell Lamothe

Google
Senior Director of Public Sector Channels and Alliances

Darryl Peek

Elastic
Senior Product Manager

Darryl Sladden

Google
Vice President Agency Development APAC & EMEA

David Benson

The Trade Desk
Vice President; Capital Connect

David Pulliam

J.P. Morgan
Product Manager, Privacy Platforms

Dayo Olawo

Uber
VP, HR Business Partnerships

Delecia Krevet

Reddit
Senior Litigation Counsel

Demarron Berkley

Google

Donald Cantrell

Google
Head of Societal Context Understanding Tools and Solutions

Donald Martin

Google
VP & General Counsel

Duane Valz

Insitro, Inc. (former)
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Global Ads

Dwight Pirtle

Google
Program Management

EJ Stancil

Google
Engineer (ex-Apple & SAS)

Ebonee Farrow

Netflix
Director, Video Specialists & Sales Dev Managers, LCS

Eddie Hill

Google
Software Engineer

Edward Aryee

Google
Director, People Strategy and Special Projects

Elena Bonifacio

Google
Senior Manager, Customer Solutions

Emeka Ibekweh

Amazon
Strategic Business Development Lead

Emeka Nwadibia

Google
Head of Product

Emmanuel Arriaga

Google
Manager, Media & Entertainment Performance

Emmanuel Midy

Roku
Engineering Director, Google Cloud

Eric Tchokonte

Google
Senior Director, Product Management

Erin Teague

Google
Creative Technologist

Errol King

Google
Corporate Development Manager

Fadzi Makanda

Google
Cloud AI and Industry Solutions Program Manager

Francine Marquis

Google
Managing Director

Francis Ebong

X
Sr Product Marketing Manager

Gerard Andrews

Nvidia
Global Director, Google Cloud Technical Infrastructure

Gregory Sylvester

Google
Director, systems engineering and analytics

Gregory Sylvester

Google
General Counsel

Halimah DeLaine Prado

Google
VP, Global Head of Generative AI Solution Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Hamidou Dia

Google
Metro Lead

Harold Buisson

People Consultant Manager

Helynn Nelson

Google
Director, Engineering, Google Search (ex-Netflix)

Howard Ekundayo

Google
Account Exec

Hugh Scott

BigPanda
Software Engineer

Ibrahim Kamara

Google
Chief Commercial Officer

Ijeoma Arum

Jumia
Vice President

Ilya Brown

Google

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Director, Health Equity

Ivor Horn

Google
Partner

Jackson Georges Jr.

Capital G
Software Engineer

Jacqueline Kwawu

Nutanix
Head of Sales

James Pendergrass

Google
Director of Engineering

Jared Jordan

Google
Product Manager

Jasmine Gill

Google
Security Specialist

Jason Morris

Microsoft
Cofounder & Partner (ex Google)

Jason Scott

ANIM
Customer Engineer - App Modernization Specialist

Jason Smith

Google
VP Solutions Engineering

Jason mills

Snowflake
Systems Development Engineer Manager

Jawann Graves

Google
Product Manager - Android Automotive Operating System

Jeffrey Reid

Google
GTM Retail

Jennifer Meacham

Google
UX Research Manager - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Platforms

Jennifer Otitigbe

Google
General Counsel

Jeremiah Gordon

Google
Global Strategic Partnerships

Jeremiah Erby

Google
Strategic Accounts | Google Cloud

Jerome Jackson

Google
Cross-Company Strategic Initatives (ex-HP, BOA)

Jerry Varnado

Meta
Program Lead, Google Cloud Consulting

Jide Adekunle

Google
Managing Director Google Cloud

Jim Anderson

Google
Software Engineer

Jody Simpson

Google
Head of GTM Strategy & Ops

Joe Brown

Google
Software Engineer

Johari Wiggins

Airtable
Principal, Global Partnerships - Business Strategy & Operations

John Higginson

Google
Senior Systems Engineer

John McSwain

Nvidia
Head of Strategy and Operational Transformation

Jourdan Sutton

Google
Global Director of Inside Sales

Julio Hansoul

Google
Senior Software Engineer

Justice Ogbonna

Google
Regional Vice President

Kalon Stephen

Salesforce
Sr UX Resarcher

Karla Timmons

Amazon
Chief Information Officer

Kasondra Milton

US Federal Gov't
Head of Black Media Communications, Google

Kayla Conti

Google
Senior Director, Global Head of Strategic Creator Programs & Culture

Kendra Desrosiers

Twitch
Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - App Innovation

Ketuan Baldwin

Microsoft
Global Head of PrePaid

Kimathi Marangu

Visa
Director, Customer Success

Kimberly Fuqua

Microsoft
Director, Startups and AI Business

Kisa Mateene

Google
Strategy and Operations

Kola Adeyemi

Google
Brand Marketing Lead

Kori Scott

Google
Android Growth Strategy

Kuu Hagan

Google
Chief of Staff

Larry Erwin

Google
Partner, EDI (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)

Lauren Thomas Ewing

Google Ventures
Managing Director and Head of Growth Ads, Americas

Lawrence Cole

Amazon
Head of US eComm Partnerships

Lee Moulton

Google
VP of Finance

Lookman Olusanya

Google
Founder

Loryn Higgins

Designsip
Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Employee Engagement

Lynette Barksdale

Epic Games
Global Business Strategy & Operations Lead - GTM Policy

MaShon Wilson

Google
Director, Business Finance UK & Ireland

Makini Mask

Google
Cybersecurity Strategic Advisor, Google Cloud - (ex FBI Agent)

Malcolm MK Palmore

Google
Director, Devices & Services Partnerships

Malik Ashiru

Google
Chief Content Officer

Malik Ducard

Pinterest
Finance Director - Cloud Geo Expansion

Manny Ojobaro

Google
Partner Manager

Marc Wilson

Google
Director, Partnerships Solutions

Marcus Ellington

Google
Staff Software Engineer

Marvin Paul

Google
Director

Marvin Renaud

Google
Field Sales Representative

Materson Edouard

Google
Director of Product Managment

Matthew Forsythe

Google
Global Performance Media Operations Manager

Maxandre Balthazar

Google
Principal & Team Lead - Strategic Partnership Development

Maximillian Aggrey

Google
Chief Diversity Officer

Melonie Parker

Google
Lead Solution Consultant, Cloud Partner Engineering

Merlin Yamssi

Google
Key Account Director

Michael Chikuni

Google
Data Management GTM Strategist

Michael Coleman

Google
Lead Software Engineer

Michael Edoror

Mechanical Orchard
Director, Google Cloud

Michael Jeter

Google
Data Management Business Manager

Michelle Beasley

Google
Sr. Product Marketing Manager

Miriam Wynn

Google
Cloud Architect, Cloud for Games

Moe Sy

Google
Global Product Lead, Google Shopping

Mona Ibrahim

Google
Strategy & Operations Lead, Build for Africa

Naisha Silva

Google
Managing Director, Global Partnerships, Commerce

Nathalie Sajous

Google
VP of Legal Google Cloud

Neal Suggs

Google
Software Engineer

Nebil Ali

Intuit
Senior Counsel

Nia Castelly

Google
Head of AI & Legal Ethics

Nikki Pope

Nvidia
Senior Procurement Leader

Noel Grant

Amazon
Senior Executive, Director, Associate General Counsel

Nygina Mills

US Federal Executive Branch
Director of Product Management, Head of Delve

Okalo Ikhena

Google
Head of GTM Strategy & Ops, Google Cloud for Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry

Oladoyin Oladeru

Google
Senior Patent Counsel, Head of Patent Engagement Readiness

Olaolu ('Ola') Adekunle

Google
Senior Database Architect

Olayemi Ogungbe

Confiz LLC
Strategic Partnerships Development Manager

Olayinka Lawal

Google
Strategic Partnership (ex-Bain)

Patrick Crosby

Techmology Alliances
Global Lead, Specialized Training, Google Cloud Learning Services

Patrick Bentley

Google
Sr. Solutions Architect

Patrick Hughes

Coinbase
GM, Android

Paul Onakoya

Google
Program Manager, Finance and Modeling - Google Data Center Networks

Paul Simms

Google
Head of HCLS Sales/GTM

Phil Nwafor

Google
Product Manager

Philippe De Lurand Pierre-Paul

Google
Product Marketing Manager

Princess Adentan

Google
Head of VC and Startup Partnerships, EMEA

Rachael Palmer

Google
Director of Retention and Progression

Rachel Spivey

Google
Director- Legal

Rahael Seifu

Google
Enterprise Account Director

Rashada Harry

Amazon Web Services
VP, Azure Data and AI

Rashida Hodge

Microsoft
Director, Program Management

Reginald Chatman

Google
Director, Legal

Renee Dupree

Google
Product Marketing Manager; Monetisation, Spotify

Richard Cummins

Google
Internal Auditor

Robert Slay

Google
Product Solutions Engineer

Rodney Witcher II

Google
Engineering Product Management Leader

Ronika Lewis

Google
Chief of Staff

Roxy Ndebumadu

Twitch
Chief Data Analytics Officer

Ryan Swann

Vanguard
Growth

Sadasia McCutchen

Google
VP & Global Head of Recruiting

Scott Tomtania

Cloudflare
Senior User Experience and Artificial Intelligence Researcher

Setor Zilevu

Meta
Staffing Lead

Shadan Deleveaux

Google
Product Operations Manager

Shannon Gravette

Data Bricks
CMO (x-Google, x-Meta)

Sherice Torres

Circle
AI Workflow System Software Dev Mgr

Sidney Bryson

Nvidia
CEO, Fortune 100 Director, Investor, Advisor (ex Google)

Stacy Brown-Philpot

Various
VP Growth

Stanley Onyimba

CapitalG
Director, Consumer Marketing Director, Commerce (Shopping & Travel)

Stephanie Horton

Google
Global Head of Inclusion for ​Women of Color

Stephanie LeBlanc

Google
Sr Research Scientist

Steven Dalton

Nvidia
Senior Director, Executive Recruiting Equality Strategy

Suezette Robotham

Salesforce
Director, People Operations

TaQia Witherspoon

Youtube
Privacy Engineer

Taiwo Idowu

Co-Founder (ex Google)

Tamba Balde

Sweep
Product Manager

Taofik Sulaiman

Google
Delivery IT Project Exec

Terry Blasingame

IBM
Strategic Partnerships | Business Development

Tia Harley

Google
Creative Content Director

Tiara Christian

Influential
Global Social Media Lead, Google Cloud

Tiffany Black

Google
Program Manager

Tobe Oguejiofor

Google
Product Strategy & Ops (xSpotify)

Tomi Odunsi

Google
Senior Product Manager

Tonia Osadebe

MD, Global Display & Creative

Tony Effik

Google
Director, Strategy & Insights

Uche Adegbite

Google
VP, Partnerships & Engagement (xGrammys)

Valeisha Butterfield Jones

Google
Vice President - Private Equity Transactions

Vanessa Stephens

Google
Global Head of Product Planning - TV, Sound, and Wifi

Vernon Anderson

Google
Principal, Customer Value & Transformation Advisor (Business Value)

Vic Wiggins

Google
Software Engineer

Vickie Victor

Google
General Manager, Search Africa

Wambui Kinya

Google
Principal, Corporate Development (Cloud M&A)

Wayne Kimball

Google
General Manager, New Business Verticals

Wayne McPherson

DoorDash
Director - Global Head of Product Management, Google business msgs

Wendy-Kay Logal

Google
Americas Head of Flow, Global Servers Org

Willa and Terry Blasingame

Google
Staff Research Scientist

William Isaac

Deep Mind
Key Account Executive

Wole Oluyemi

Google

The Black Angel Group leverages our collective expertise and network to help startups achieve their goals. Black Angel Group aims to invest in the top founders and startups while creating a new generation of angel investors. We are more than just a group of investors; we are a community built on a shared belief in the power of ethical, high-growth technology and a commitment to supporting founders from all backgrounds and walks of life. Whether it's seed funding or Series A, the Black Angel Group is there to help startup founders achieve their goals.

portfolio

Companies we've invested in.

testimonials

"Encouraging Black+ tech professionals to mentor and invest in the next generation of tech entrepreneurs is the type of meaningful change that will hopefully improve equity across the startup ecosystem."

Lo Toney

Founding Managing Partner, Plexo Capital

"Our founders have been eager to welcome the Black Angel Group to their cap table as a way to partner with diverse and highly skilled advisors to their product, customer and recruiting efforts. A seamless and true win-win."

M.G. Siegler

General Partner, GV

"Inviting the Black Angel Group to invest early in Polar Signals was a strategic 'no brainer' Collectively, the group brings a wealth of experience, along with diverse perspectives that will be invaluable as we grow our business."

Frederic Branczyk

CEO & Founder, Polar Signals

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