The Digital Catapult Black Founders Programme in partnership with Sony Music and most recently Channel 4, has run for 3 years and has supported over 30 black founded companies within the creative technology sector with 9 companies going on to gain funding worth over £1.8m.
This session will highlight the founders from within the programme to deep dive into their businesses, where they are post programme, what it takes to successfully raise funding, the real challenges as a black founder within the creative space, as well as hearing from Channel 4 and Sony Music into how founders from diverse backgrounds are really challenging the status quo, the importance of supporting programmes like this and the longer term impacts that come about.