Black Founders Programme

Black Founders Programme Showcase

Join Digital Catapult, Sony Music UK and Sony Music Publishing UK on Thursday 14 November for the Black Founders Programme Showcase to celebrate ten pioneering Black-founded startups as they each showcase innovative solutions within the creative space.

Attendees will experience short investment pitches from some of the UK’s most exciting companies, as they share their development story throughout the programme and the path to investment readiness.

Supporting startups get investment ready

The Black Founders Programme is an accelerator targeted at pre-seed or seed stage, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services in the digital entertainment industry.

The aim of the programme is to fast track high-growth potential startups from a business and investment perspective, providing the support needed to increase their investment readiness level.

Sony Music UK is a collaboration partner for this programme and plays an active role in supporting business growth & facilitating connections where possible.

The programme has been running since 2023 and it already has one cohort. Below you can find more information about the benefits, community and the success stories.

Nyangibo Gallery

Nyangibo Gallery is an online and in-person extended reality (XR) and 3D art gallery that launched in 2023, featuring some of the best established and emerging talent from the XR world, including London-based artist Leslie Deere, award winning French VR director/creator Tatiana Apraxine and 3D and fashion artist Yu Chen.

After following Digital Catapult and its activities for a while, Haami Nyangibo, founder of Nyangibo Gallery, decided to join the FutureScope Black Founders Programme to expand her experience running a creative tech business. As a Black founder, she wanted to be part of a programme where she could find the right mentorship and people who have similar experiences.