A BREAUX and Company Venture
TechGroove Fest was founded at the Atlanta University Center, the same grounds hailed by Martin Luther King Jr., one of the original champions of equity, diversity and inclusion. Atlanta is not only home to some of the nation’s top Historically Black Colleges, Atlanta is also the home of tech and design powerhouses like Georgia Tech and the Savannah College of Art & Design.
TechGroove Fest is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BREAUX and Company, a private equity firm with special interests in capitalizing social enterprises that provide sustainable solutions to social problems. BREAUX and Company exists to create value models for disadvantaged communities by launching and operating innovative business models that generate profits on a foundation of creating positive change. TechGroove Fest is a privately held entity within BREAUX and Company’s portfolio. BREAUX and Company also holds a majority interest in BREAUX Capital, an Inc. 30 Under 30 recognized technology venture that is the first fintech solution advancing the financial health of Black Millennials with a combination of software, community, and collective investing.
A Novel Concept
TechGroove Fest debuted at the Atlanta University Center in the Spring of 2017 within the Morehouse College Leadership Center. With over 300 student registrants from Emory University, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University; TechGroove emerged as a premier conduit between renowned institutions of higher learning and tech companies eager to hire diverse talent.
200
Students
attended TechGroove from across Atlanta
15
Students
were offered internships from partners
2
Students
secured full-time employment with partners
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Atlanta’s young and multicultural demographic as well as its ranking as one of the nation’s top 5 cities to launch a tech startup, makes it an ideal location for such an event.
TechGroove Fest, an annual gathering of black and Latino college students interested in establishing technology careers, last year received an early angel investment from BREAUX Capital.
TechGroove is a tech-infused, job symposium that allowed students to network amongst companies like Tinder and LinkedIn within a space where students are fully comfortable.
