Angela Benton
Personal Information
Born: 1981
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
2004, BFA, Visual Communication specialization in Digital Design, American InterContinental University; 2007, MFA Graphic Design, Savannah College of Art & Design
Professional Life
Field of Study: Entrepreneur
Institution/Corporation: Google, HP, Twitter, Facebook
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2013, Goldman Sach s 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs; 2010, Fast Company s Most Creative People in Business, and Their Most Influential Women in Technology; 2013, Business Insiders 25 Most Influential African-Americans in Technology; ADWEEK s 2020 Women Trailblazers; 2021, Worth magazine, Worthy 100 Power List; 2021, Beacon Award, Information Technology Senior Management Forum; 2020, Inc Magazine s Female Founders 100; 2018, BET, Tech Maven Award; 2014, Marie Claire s 20 Women Changing The Ratio; 2014, Business Insiders 46 Most Important African-American in Technology; 2013, The New Guard: 50 Women Who Rule, Marie Claire; 2012, Frost & Sullivan Innovator honoree; Digital Vanguard Award, Women Interactive at Spelman College; 2010, TheGrio100; 2010, 2011, 2012, TheRoot; 2011,2012, Ebony Magazine s Power 100; 2010, National Urban League Woman of Power honoree; Minority Media & Telecommunications Council (MMTC) Hall of Fame
Achievements: Launched Web 2.0; founded NewMe, founded Streamlytics
Is a cancer survivor
2011 founded NewMe, the 1st startup accelerator for minorities globally
Has helped minority-led tech companies raise over $50 million in venture capital funding
Is the founder of Well Living Farms, a 10-acre permaculture family farm in SW Florida
2007, co-founded Black Web 2.0
2018 founded Streamlytics, a next generation data ecosystem that provides ethical, human powered data to democratize data collection
2017, authored "Revival: How I Rebuilt a Life for Longevity After Cancer, Burnout & Heartbreak"
2017, travelled to Malawi to support local villages with solar-powered electricity through a micro fund; powered 10 villages