Arlan Hamilton founded Backstage Capital to invest in companies led by underestimated founders, including women, people of color and LGBTQ+ founders. In a little over five years, the firm has invested in over 150 companies.

Dorsh Deans, a musician turned UX architect, is the founder of the AIXA (pronounced "Eye-Eesh-Uh"), an AI chatbot that "provides answers to common (and obscure) UI dev and UX design questions" while simultaneously challenging stereotypes of who holds knowledge.

"The Plug" Founder Sherrell Dorsey sits down with Tarik Moody to discuss her work to establish a premium news service dedicated to sharing stories from the Black innovation economy.