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BlackOakTV

Summer 2021 · Inactive

A video subscription platform serving black viewers and creators.

Location: New York, US

Founded: 2020

Team size: 2

About

BlackOakTV is a subscription video platform hyper-serving black viewers and creators. We make it easy for black viewers to find, watch and engage with the content and creators that most reflect their lives and experiences.

Founders

  • Uzo OmetuFounder

    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 ObideleFounder

    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.