Founded by Pharrell Williams in 2020, Black Ambition seeks to close the opportunity and wealth gap by investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs scaling ventures in consumer products and services, technology, healthcare, media and entertainment and AI. Through a national prize competition, Black Ambition connects diverse founders to capital, coaching and community. To date, Black Ambition has awarded approximately $10M to 101 trailblazing entrepreneurs. 

Black Ambition has been recognized by Forbes, Essence, Complex and many more for driving meaningful change. It also was the winner of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas award for Impact Investing. For more information on Black Ambition, please visit https://blackambitionprize.com/