Angela Benton

About

Entrepreneur best known for launching NewME, a program that identified a lack of diversity in the tech industry and gathered millions of dollars in funding for minority-owned tech companies. She is the founder and CEO of Streamlytics, which recovers and analyzes the media consumption by people of color and has quickly earned recognition as a market leader in community-driven data. Her leadership, philanthropy, and groundbreaking achievements have contributed to her following on social media, and her abenton Instagram account has attracted over 70,000 followers. 

Before Fame

She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in Visual Communications with a specialization in Digital Design. She developed BlackWeb 2.0 in 2007, a technology news site targeted toward African Americans in the tech industry. 

Trivia

She has earned a place on notable lists such as Goldman Sachs' 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs as well as Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business and their Most Influential Women in Technology. 

Family Life

She is the mother of three daughters, Ava, Kaiya, and Asha. 

Associated With

She was the subject of an episode of the CNN documentary series Black in America, which was created and hosted by journalist Soledad O'Brien. Some of her most notable supporters and investors have included entrepreneur Ben Horowitz and civil rights activist and actress Issa Rae.