Alabama’s Hub for Minority Tech Talent & Entrepreneurs

Welcome to The Alabama Collective! We provide essential resources, training and networking opportunities to our state’s vibrant minority tech talent and entrepreneurial communities.

Our Mission

The Alabama Collective seeks to expand and enhance emerging tech, innovation and entrepreneurial programs in Alabama. By fostering growth and diversity within the state’s tech and entrepreneurial landscape, The Alabama Collective is creating a hub for minority tech talent and entrepreneurs while also preserving the existing infrastructure that is essential to economic prosperity.

Elevating Diversity, Driving Innovation

The Alabama Collective is more than an organization – it’s a movement, championing a diverse, inclusive, and prosperous future for Alabama’s tech and entrepreneurial communities. We help minority entrepreneurs and innovators in our region by:

Visiting and facilitating tech and entrepreneurship events at nearly all 14 HBCUs in the state.
Hosting engaging community workshops, networking events, and panel discussions packed with practical information and resources.
Giving seed money to HBCU students, helping turn their startup dreams into reality.
Providing hands-on career experiences to HBCU students through summer internships and professional development workshops.
Executing pitch development, app development, and hackathon competitions that promote innovation and support business growth.
Opening doors to additional resources through our extensive partnership network.

Our Leaders

The Alabama Collective is led by executive director, Charisse D. Stokes and backed by an impressive advisory board. These leaders are catalysts driving change and harnessing their expertise and passion to reshape the technological and entrepreneurial landscape of Alabama. Their collaborative efforts have been crucial in building and nurturing a community where innovation thrives and diverse talent flourishes.

Mayor Randall Woodfin

of Birmingham

Mayor Steven Reed

of Montgomery

Our Partners

After hosting multiple events in the Montgomery and Birmingham areas, The Alabama Collective has set its sights on elevating minority tech talent across the entire state of Alabama. By leveraging our partners’ extensive reach across various communities and our ability to provide tools and resources to many, we are swiftly becoming the state’s go-to resource for advancing minorities in tech and innovation throughout Alabama.

Diversity is our strength, innovation is our passion, and inclusion is our promise. Together, we’re building a tech and entrepreneurial community in Alabama that knows no boundaries, only endless possibilities.