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Black Tech Nation Ventures
Venture capital · Pittsburgh, PA, United States · North America
Black Tech Nation Ventures is a for-profit early-stage venture fund that invests in Black-led and diverse founding teams. It writes initial checks of $250K to $1M and reserves capital for follow-on funding.
Invests inEducation
In its own wordsdiverse founderssaasmarketplacesaiblockchainearly stage
Your fit with Black Tech Nation Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsBlack Tech Nation Ventures lists 16 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Education (22%), AI & Machine Learning (15%) and Fintech (15%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Collab Capital, Collide Capital and Aperture Venture Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Black Tech Nation Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Black Tech Nation Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 16. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 50% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 50% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 42th | 16 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 83th | 13% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 25th | 22% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 22% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 15% | 18% |
| Fintech | 15% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 15% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 4% | 8% |
| Media & Entertainment | 4% | 4% |
| Space & Defense | 4% | 3% |
| Food & Agriculture | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Collab Capital | 3 |
| Collide Capital | 3 |
| Aperture Venture Capital | 2 |
| Primetime Partners | 2 |
| Techstars | 2 |
| Westbound Equity Partners | 2 |
| Backstage Capital | 1 |
| Benchstrength | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers1594%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company16%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Black Tech Nation Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Black Tech Nation Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | Seed | |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Series C+ |
Round details for Black Tech Nation Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Black Tech Nation Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
16 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfterSchool HQ is a youth program management tool helping streamline administrative tasks and reporting. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an AI sales coaching platform to help sales teams practice and improve their conversations. | AI & Machine LearningEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Conduiit provides a cloud-based system for production management, including purchase order, payment request, and file management | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Culina Health provides virtual nutrition care services with registered dietitians | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| EMTECH provides software as a service to connect Central Banks and Financial Service Providers for various services such as sandboxing, licensing, supervision, compliance and cash management processes. | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| BrightUp helps lenders see a person's whole financial picture, not just their credit score, to assist with mortgage applications | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Goodfynd provides a point-of-sale platform and other tools for food trucks and mobile vendors | Food & AgricultureFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Hive Wealth is a community-first mobile app that helps people grow their wealth and leave a legacy for future generations. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a collaborative platform for K12 teams to streamline IEPs, 504s, MTSS, and GT plans | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| The company provides home management services, including cleaning, errands, and chores, to apartment residents. | Real Estate & ConstructionConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Rosarium Health partners with health plans, health systems, and community organizations to help people age, recover, and live independently at home by making home modifications. | Healthcare & Biotech | May 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| RubyWell helps family caregivers and Medicare Advantage plans work together to safely manage health at home | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The Folklore provides an all-in-one platform for brands to sell and market globally with AI-powered tools. | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Weir AI provides an identity assistant tool called Ida to help individuals and organizations manage and protect their personality rights and likenesses | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Welcome Tech provides technology and services to support immigrant households in areas such as healthcare, education, and financial decisions. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Aug 2025Series C+ | Page + round |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- btn.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 26 Aug 2025
- Companies checked
- 16
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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