A crowded brunch in a loft, guests gathered under hanging plants and warm lamps
events by tmi

events by tmi

gatherings for ambitious black creatives and technologists

sponsored by the biggest brands in tech and finance

In partnership withSilicon Valley BankFirst Republic BankBrexBain CapitalContraryPrimitivesJPMorganUniswapFlybridge

Black History Month Brunch

Silicon Valley Bank · NYC

A twelve-hour loft takeover, free end to end, for 100 young Black technologists.

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NFT NYC

First Republic Bank × Primitives

Kicking off NFT.NYC week in the Blackest way possible.

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Black Tech Retreat

Contrary × Brex × Bain Capital

An invite-only weekend of panels, dinners, and immaculate vibes for 100 Black techies.

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The 10K Pitch

Silicon Valley Bank · Atlanta

$10K in equity-free capital for Black pre-seed founders, judged live in a ballroom.

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Black History Month with Pheelz

Silicon Valley Bank × Visible Hands

Five $10K founder grants, a founder panel, and a live set from Pheelz.

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Wall of social proof

Receipts from the timeline

The rooms above, as the internet saw them.

Tweets announcing the Black History Month brunch and recapping how 100 young Black technologists were hosted in NYC Tweets recapping the first Black Tech Retreat, the $10K pitch competition with SVB in Atlanta, and the Bain Capital × Contrary retreat announcement A founder celebrating a $10K SVB grant, and a LinkedIn post on giving three Atlanta founders equity-free capital Tweets about the events: a founder AMA, the Founders and Futures event with Flybridge, curated Black NFT art with SVB, and the conference announcement Tweets announcing the Black History Month gathering with five $10K grants and the Bain Capital Crypto partnership

About

Produced, partnered, delivered.

Timi Dayo-Kayode brings driven Black people in tech together meaningfully: brunches, invite-only retreats, pitch competitions, day parties, and an annual conference, each produced end to end with partners like Silicon Valley Bank, Brex, and Bain Capital.

Based in New York. For partnerships and invites: timidayokayode@gmail.com · @heistimi.

Productions
5
Technologists hosted
500+
Equity-free grants
$60K
Brand partners
10
Based
NYC
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