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BlackOakTV

A video subscription platform serving black viewers and creators.

Y CombinatorSummer 2021InactiveConsumerContentEntertainmentCommunitySubscriptions

What they do

Problem

Black viewers and creators lack an easy way to discover and engage with video content that reflects black lives and experiences.

Solution

BlackOakTV provides a subscription video streaming platform focused on black creators and audiences for finding, watching, and engaging with relevant content.

Who it's for

Black viewers seeking culturally relevant video content and black creators distributing their work to a targeted audience.

Founders

Uzo Ometu
Founder

Uzo is a lover of all things media and hopes to bring more underrepresented voices into the content the world sees by leveraging his experience in journalism, entertainment, and technology.

Iyanu Obidele
Founder

Iyanu - an entrepreneur at heart - is a product generalist with experience at companies like Intel and FB where he built custom cloud orchestration systems and products that enable over 120m+ small businesses respectively. He's deeply passionate about building impactful products for underrepresented communities and currently he's working alongside Uzo Ometu on BlackOakTV where they are building a unique black streaming experience.

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