Barclays Black Founder Accelerator Cohort 2022
We’re delighted to introduce the latest companies who will be taking part in this year’s Black Founder Accelerator.
We’ll get to know them over the next 12 weeks so watch this space for more updates.
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- 6c's Skills Exchange
- 7th Century Media Group
- A'lake Limited
- Ataji Ltd (Trading as Ataji Hair Care)
- Aurora
- Awallprintss
- BAME Skincare
- Best Body Africa Ltd
- CasildART Contemporary
- Chapter Three Films Limited
- Crown Beauty Book
- Diverse Talent Search Ltd
- Ebbah Sustainovation Ltd
- Epoch Media Studios
- Ethco Group Limited
- FeliciDécor
- FERONA
- Fintellity
- Five Thirds Living Limited
- Forward Slash
- FRWD Studio Ltd
- Future Greens
- Goodloans
- HotPatch
- Hypi
- International Centre for Protocol and Diplomacy
- Kiltered
- Litreelly Finance Limited
- LOT SIX
- Merch Masters (The Apparel Lab)
- Millicent
- MIXD REALITY
- One Hand Cant Clap Ltd
- Pelvic Secrets
- Persomic
- Pomi and Seeds
- Quaye Services Ltd
- Referly
- Regenero Consulting Ltd. (Trading as Allergi-lert)
- Revolutional Ltd
- Slinger Staff
- Soga World
- Spectrum Speakers & Entertainers Ltd
- The Diverse Nutrition Association
- ToyoWrites Ltd
- Tressly
- Veriom
- VING.AI
- Young Pro
6c's Skills Exchange Limited
Our career readiness programme assists students to transform the knowledge acquired at school into the core skills employers require. 6C’s digital platform equips students with the vital skills required for success in diverse industries of the future.
7th Century Media Group
7th Century Music is a platform built to help independent music artists distribute, market and monetise their music using our custom built software and integrations.
A'lake Limited
A'lake is a Property Developer devoted to creating carefully considered homes that leave people and places better off.
Ataji
Ataji Hair Care creates & provides products to make textured & afro hair more manageable in its natural state.
BAME Skincare
BAME Skincare is the first clinical grade skincare line dedicated to skin of colour, created by doctors and cosmetic chemists.
Best Body Africa
Best Body Africa Ltd is an African nutrition and weight management company on a mission to help individuals achieve their body goals while enjoying African foods.
CasildART Contemporary
CasildART Contemporary is an arts agency that represents artists who are of African and/or Caribbean heritage.
Chapter Three Films
Chapter III is a wedding videography company based in Yorkshire, England. The company is made up of experienced and passionate videographers well-versed in the art of cinematic wedding films.
Crown Beauty Book
Crown Beauty Book is an innovative hair and beauty marketplace, connecting users to inclusive vetted hair and beauty providers, saving clients time from scrolling through endless platforms just to find the right professional.
Diverse Talent Search
We are a specialist IT & digital recruitment agency, established to connect organisations with talent from underrepresented groups within society.
Ebbah Sustainovation
Ebbah Sustainovation is at the forefront of implementing sustainable solutions for businesses and organisations in England and Wales.
Epoch Media Studios
Epoch Media Studios creates entertaining video games with compelling stories to be made into other narrative forms (comic books and TV/films).
Ethco Group
I am a career product owner who ventured into entrepreneurship in the last 5 years. I have successfully exited an e-commerce and fulfilment service company operating in West Africa.
FeliciDécor
FÉLIE ® will provide you with exquisite décor pieces for spaces of all shapes and sizes with assistance and specialist knowledge from our team. Transforming spaces, Transforming lives Simply because... we care.
FERONA
Jennifer Onah is the Founder and Creative Director of Luxury fashion brand FERONA.
Fintellity
Fintellity is driving socially responsible payments with our suite of eco-friendly products which prevent and correct unaffordable debt.
Forward Slash
Forward Slash is a creative agency and production studio specialising in social media and digital marketing strategy, ideation, consultancy, content production and campaign management.
FRWD Studio
We are a digital-first creative agency specialising in Web, UX, Brand & Marketing. We champion accessibility and inclusion in all our works.
Future Greens
Future Greens is a vertical farming and agritech company that grows flavourful, pesticide-free salad.
Goodloans
AI-powered digital lending platform for emerging markets.
HotPatch
HotPatch allows you to rent the right space for your purpose, whatever it may be.
Hypi
Hypi (Hippie) offers a low-code and no-code platform built on a solid foundation.
International Centre for Protocol and Diplomacy
We are committed to the research, advisory, training, and consultancy in the area of International Protocol & Diplomacy, International Affairs, Protocol Leadership & International Business Ethics, Knowledge and skills, Diversity & Inclusion, Strategic Leadership, Cross Cultural practices, Digital Diplomacy and corporate Diplomacy.
Pelvic Secrets
I’m Jenni Russell. A leading expert in helping women build strong pelvic floor muscles.
Kiltered
Harnessing the power of collective intelligence to help SMEs build inclusive workplaces.
Litreelly Finance
Let’s face it, most people hate being in debt, more so when they cannot get out of it, at Litreelly Finance we are on a mission to equip the communities less inclined to seek finance and funding solutions with tools to take charge of their finances and flourish, reducing financial exclusion with financial resilience.
LOT SIX
LOT SIX is a Financial Marketplace for Creators.
Merch Masters
We work with aspiring clothing brand owners to start up and grow their clothing brands through our 9 step programme with support and guidance from seasoned industry experts.
Millicent
Millicent is building a Layer 1 blockchain to serve as the foundational layer for the future of financial services, including GBP-pegged stablecoins, backed full liquid reserves.
Mixd Reality
Mixd Reality are the UK’s 1st Interactive Picture Books, bringing the world of tech education to life using the power of Augmented Reality technology (AR).
One Hand Cant Clap
Lorlett Hudson FRSA is a Multi-award winning Inventor, a sought after global leadership facilitator and coach. Inventor of the critically acclaimed Things Mama Used To Say Jamaican proverbs cards and the founder and CEO of One Hand Cant Clap learning and development enterprise
Persomic
We tell you which vitamins and minerals to take for your individual needs, based on history and lab results, helping you stay healthy and manage disease.
Pomi and Seeds
Pomi and Seeds creates sustainably made, beautiful, comfortable and durable bras with focus on women with bigger cup sizes who traditionally struggle when buying lingerie.
Quaye Services Ltd
As Chartered Quantity Surveyors, Quaye Services Ltd is committed to providing professional and practical construction cost solutions to Clients across a range of sectors.
Regenero Consulting Ltd. (Trading as Allergi-lert)
Allergi-lert is a digital platform that helps parents and caregivers of children with allergies.
Revolutional Ltd
We deliver a unified business platform to power your business planning, budgeting, reporting and analytics.
Slinger Staff
Theo-Lee Houston is the founder of Slinger. A platform to help young people to thrive in the gig economy. One of the common issues that all businesses struggled with is staffing, even before the pandemic.
Soga World
Soga World is a creative Web3 agency at the forefront of the fourth industrial paradigm shift.
Spectrum Speakers & Entertainers
Spectrum Speakers and entertainers exist to utterly disrupt the speaking industry.
ToyoWrites
TW is a global art decor business, that supplies homes and services with modern and trendy art prints and canvases.
Tressly
The website builder for Black hair stylists.
Veriom
Veriom is a software governance platform, that predicts, analyses and communicates software quality risks related to defects and security issues across the delivery pipeline and product lifecycle.
VING.AI
VING.AI is an Innovate UK funded currency exchange platform solving the problem of inadequate systems for remittances to Africa and reverse-remittances from Africa.
Young Pro
The Young Pro app is a marketplace solution that connects elite coaches to athletes.