Black Entrepreneurs Receive Support for Ideas Focused on Travel
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The inaugural Build In Tulsa Techstars Accelerator has group travel, payments and even networking in its sights as it builds on the Black Wall Street legacy.
Global accelerator program Techstars is no stranger to the travel industry, having backed a range of startups, from corporate tool TapTrip to outdoor travel search site Sekr.
Now it has partnered with Build In Tulsa, whose mission is to “build the infrastructure for Black multi-generational wealth creation," to launch a new program that focuses on minority entrepreneurs.
Build In Tulsa Techstars Accelerator is acting as a launchpad for two travel startups in particular that are focusing on the future of work: SquadTrip, and Workbnb (which Skift profiled in January.)
SquadTrip’s co-founder said he’d tried multiple times to join Techstars before with his previous event technology companies, but was especially interested in the new Build In Tulsa Techstars Accelerator, which comprises 12 startups that are spending three months in Oklahoma networking and showcasing their products to potential investors.
“There have been different satellite programs in different cities, but loo
