Morgan DeBaun is the Founder & CEO of Blavity Inc., the leading media company for Black culture and millennials. Since Blavity Inc.’s launch in 2014, Morgan has led the company to successfully acquire Travel Noire, a travel platform for Black millennials and Shadow And Act a Black entertainment news site. Under her leadership, Blavity has launched several leading consumer summits including Summit 21 for Black women creators and Bay Area’s AfroTech, the largest tech conference for Black innovators and founders.
As of today, Blavity Inc. has raised over 11 million dollars from top Silicon Valley venture firms such as GV and Comcast.
Morgan is a passionate small business advocate and advises early stage entrepreneurs on how to scale their business in her signature WorkSmart Advising Program.
She is also the founder of M. Roze Essentials, a natural skin care and essentials line, and Growth Notebook, productivity and mindset planners.