Uber, DocuSign, And Intuit Join The Brillant Black Minds Program For Black Software Engineers

Karat’s Brillant Black Minds has welcomed new partners to its program, joining investors such as Serena Williams, levelling the playing field for Black software engineers.

Brillant Black Minds

Brilliant Black Minds was co-founded in 2021 and launched as a solution for Black engineers lacking access and resources to excel in the tech industry.

The Brillant Black Minds program aims to bridge this gap through mentorship, networking opportunities, and more.

The program recently received investment from tennis champion Serena Williams to help aspiring Black engineers enter the tech industry and change the narrative.

“We’re focused on shifting the conversations about diversity in tech from activity to impact,” said Crystal Moore, VP of Brillant Black Minds, in a news release.

“Brillant Black Minds is about ensuring candidates are equally prepared, starting at the job application, recruiter screen, and interview levels, so they truly have an equal opportunity to succeed. And we’re seeing the impact with every new member who joins our community, every new partner who signs on, and ultimately, every Black engineer who lands a job in the world of tech.”

New Partners

Brillant Black Minds has now welcomed DocuSign, Electronic Arts, Intuit, Snap, Uber, Unity, and Zillow to its portfolio.

This new partner cohort joins the program’s inaugural members, Amazon Prime Video, Citi, Duolingo, and Flatiron Health.

The Brillant Black Minds community has grown 150% over the last year, surpassing 6,500 members – nearly 7% of all Black software engineers in the US.

“There’s no secret that there’s a lack of representation in the tech space,” said Damion Wright, Global DEI Talent Programs Leader at Intuit.

“We want to ensure that our customer based and our employee base reflect each other. If you’re builidng products that reflect your customer base from an engineering standpoint it creates that synergy that’s unmatched.”