Despite recent strides made among Black founders, there remain unique challenges that these entrepreneurs face when building and growing their businesses. A 2023 study from Goldman Sachs found that 37% of Black business owners have difficulty accessing new capital and financing – 14 percentage points higher than their non-Black peers. The Future Collective program grew out of Fiverr’s commitment to enabling a more equitable playing field for these entrepreneurs who face systemic structures, cultural barriers, or life circumstances working against them.
“We are so proud to have the Future Collective as part of the
The twelve businesses that comprise Fiverr’s 2024 Future Collective cohort are:
- Talent
Poole is a consulting practice that helps companies elevate their hiring processes, fostering more inclusive and equitable company cultures. - Wanderstay Hospitality is a hybrid hospitality brand that has both a 24-bed hostel and a 10-room boutique hotel in its portfolio.
- Three
Keys Coffee is an award-winning craft coffee roastery and cafe that provides a multi-sensory coffee journey inspired by jazz music. - Postal Petals® ships bloom boxes nationwide for DIY flower arranging, promoting wellness through creative exercise and therapeutic practice.
- Peak + Valley is a mindful company that creates mushroom and herbal supplements for holistic wellness, all sourced from regenerative farms across the world.
- Orijin Bees is a multicultural children's company dedicated to promoting inclusivity in play, with a focus on centering and celebrating Black and Brown children.
Mino Care is a holistic virtual perinatal healthcare center offering access to a range of customized, culturally safe healthcare services.- Midnight Comics is
Atlanta's first and largest Black family-owned indie comic book and manga publisher. - Evan Alexander Grooming specializes in crafting premium, all-natural grooming products tailored for the modern man.
- BrickRose Exchange is an award-winning technology company focused on designing immersive virtual experiences for enhancing employee engagement and fostering community connections.
- Best, Periodt. is a mission-driven menstrual care company making period products sustainable, fun, comfy, and cool for the first time.
- Brilliant or BS? is a tabletop game publishing company that helps people create memories through games that are easy to learn, unpredictable, and guaranteed to bring laughs.
Each of the Future Collective fellows will receive funding from
“The Future Collective program impacted my business by giving me more resources than any other organization,” said
You can learn more about the 2024 Future Collective cohort and follow their journeys here. Alumni stories and testimonials can be found in the program Impact Report.
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Fiverr’s mission is to change how the world works together. We exist to democratize access to talent and to provide talent with access to opportunities so anyone can grow their business, brand, or dreams. From small businesses to Fortune 500, over 4 million customers worldwide worked with freelance talent on
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1863 Ventures is a leader in providing culturally competent accelerator programs, non-dilutive financing, and mentorship to New Majority founders (i.e., individuals who have been historically marginalized). The
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Fiverr Launches the Third Annual Future Collective Business Accelerator Program, Unveils New Cohort
The accelerator welcomes the largest class of founders yet to its third-year program, representing businesses spanning 8 industries located across the US and Canada
Fiverr announced today the twelve founders selected to participate in the third annual Future Collective Business Accelerator Program.
The Future Collective is an accelerator designed for early-stage U.S. and Canada -based Black entrepreneurs at pivotal moments in their business journey.
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