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BUILDUP Hosts AllAccess Holiday Social and Toy Drive Benefitting Local Bay Area Non-Profits
Global impact firm will also announce AllAccess Award winners at holiday gathering
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Dec. 2, 2014 – BUILDUP, a global impact firm designed to connect, mentor and educate technology entrepreneurs, today announced they will partner with several inclusive, world-changing organizations in the spirit of giving back, by hosting a holiday social and toy drive benefitting local San Francisco Bay area non-profits. The AllAccess holiday social and awards ceremony will take place Wednesday, December 3rd at 6pm at if(we) 840 Battery Street in San Francisco.
A free event open to all, the AllAccess holiday social requests guests bring gifts such as educational games, books, science lab kits and toys for kids ages 8 to 17, to support the Lincoln Child Center, Prescott Joseph Center and other bay area youth programs. Guests will enjoy an evening of networking, food and music. To attend the AllAccess holiday social and for more information, please visit http://allacess14.eventbrite.com.
BUILDUP is partnering with Accelerate With Google, Avion Ventures, BlackBirds (Twitter),
BoldForce,
BlackFounders,
Black Girls Code, CODE2040, DreamFunded, femgineer, Girl Develop It, if(we), Kapor Center For Social Impact, Latino Startup Alliance, ODALC, Singularity University, STEMBOARD, StealthMode Group, Up Global, and WomenWhoCode.
“if(we) is proud to be co-hosting this season’s All Access Holiday Social at our offices where we will welcome both old and new friends coming together to support diversity in technology and more,” said Steve Sarner, vice president of marketing for if(we).
Tiffany Price, Information Strategist for the Kapor Center for Social Impact added, “We are pleased to partner with BUILDUP and other companies committed to diversifying the tech ecosystem, using our collective resources and networks to positively impact the broader community during this holiday season.”
AllAccess Awards Winners to Be Announced at Holiday Social
The AllAccess Awards is part of a new era of organizations and individuals working together to drive much-needed change in technology, as innovation requires diverse voices, unique experiences and open access. The awards highlight entrepreneurs, women and minorities in tech, along with STEM organizations, conferences, publications, startups, accelerators, angel investors and venture capital firms.
“It’s time to build our future together. It’s time to learn from one another, build upon bold foundations and acknowledge fellow changemakers building world-changing solutions, said Wayne Sutton, general partner of BUILDUP. “On December 3rd, we honor some of those bold leaders of 2014. Together we award those paving the way to an all access future.”
A complete list of winners and nominees is available at http://allaccessawards.co.
BUILDUP was founded in 2014 by Wayne Sutton, Kristina Omari and Christian Anderson, who together have more than 30 years experience in technology and investing. Sutton is a three-time startup founder and co-founder of the first minority lead startup accelerator/incubator in Silicon Valley, while both Omari and Anderson bring a wealth of knowledge from their backgrounds in technology, strategy, investments and business development. Together, they formed BUILDUP as they noted the extreme lack of minority technology role models, such as founders or investors who are women, African-American, or Hispanic for upcoming entrepreneurs to approach as mentors or advisors.
The firm is dedicated to increasing innovation globally by bringing innovators together from an array of backgrounds and experience – from the technology, education, health, design, environmental, social and political sectors. BUILDUP hosts networking events featuring successful founders, designers, investors and thought leaders to assist in providing valuable information to first time and experienced entrepreneurs.
About BUILDUP
BUILDUP is a global impact firm designed to support an inclusive ecosystem of entrepreneurs focused on building new technologies to solve the world’s most critical challenges. For more information, visit www.buildup.vc.
Media Contact:
Alison Williams for BUILDUP
Email: alison@awilliamspr.com
