How we got here

After working with many minority-led startups across the US, we discovered that non-technical startup founders face a common obstacle: access to technical talent.

And after working with hundreds of Black and Brown engineers from across the US, they faced a common obstacle: finding companies to work for that are meaningful to them.

Here’s where Tech Stack’d comes in: we aim to bridge the gap between these two groups with community and resources.

But how do we enable these engineers to be able to work on meaningful projects?

The biggest challenge engineers face when having to choose between joining a company that is impactful vs. not is capital.

That’s why at Tech Stack’d we focus on getting engineers economically comfortable so that they’ll be able to take more risk by joining a startup that helps their community.

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Our Team

Bria Sullivan, CEO

Bria Sullivan is a software engineer and entrepreneur at Google. She’s worked on large-scale products like Google Docs, Google Ads, and complex Ad reporting tools. She was previously a Program Manager at Microsoft.

She voluntarily developed a permanent 3D interactive installation for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African-American History and Culture, to help change the way we learn about our nation's true history. She has also independently developed several successful Android and iOS apps covering topics ranging from zodiac sign based sexual compatibility to wine tasting (with >300,000 combined users).

She serves as a Startup Technical Advisor for Neighborhood Start Fund and Google for Startups.

Donita Mathis, Community Manager

Donita Mathis is a two time graduate of the University of Alabama. After graduation, she worked as an AmeriCorps member at Covenant House Georgia as a Career Counselor where she helped over 300 homeless youth in Atlanta gain full-time employment through email marketing campaigns.Through this experience, she realized the power of technology and wanted to further her education in Tech.

After her term at Covenant House ended, she became a Grow with Google Scholarship Recipient, which allowed her to learn Front End Development at Udacity. Because of her journey at Udacity, she received her first Software Engineering interview invite to AT&T. During that time, she discovered Bria Sullivan and Tech Stack’d. Through her experience with Tech Stack’d Donita leveraged the Tech Stack’d network by getting involved in the online community and participating in interview prep calls with Bria, because of it she received her first Software Engineer role at AT&T.