Hadiyah Mujhid
HBCUvc Founder and CEO
Hadiyah Mujhid stands at the forefront of equitable investments and entrepreneurship, serving as a visionary leader and acclaimed author. As CEO and Founder of HBCUvc, Hadiyah leads a movement that reshapes venture capital to be inclusive and equitable. Her steadfast dedication has played a pivotal role in shaping the career paths and professional growth of the next generation of social impact investors. Co-author of the book "Black Founders at Work: Journeys To Innovation," Hadiyah brings underrepresented voices to the forefront and offers a fresh blueprint for inclusive entrepreneurship.
Hadiyah leverages her experience, spanning over two decades, as an investor, entrepreneur, educator, and software engineer to advocate for using technology, entrepreneurship, and equitable investments to combat economic inequality. Her profound insights and expertise have earned widespread acclaim and have been featured in esteemed publications such as Forbes, Blavity, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Black Enterprise, and Handelsblatt. Recognized as a 2019 Echoing Green Fellow and 2019 Praxis Fellow, she continues to push the boundaries of innovation and social impact. She earned an MBA from Drexel University and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, an HBCU. Hadiyah remains unwavering in her mission to drive equitable innovation, transform venture capital, and shape the future of social impact investing for generations to come.

Black Founders at Work: Journeys to Innovation
Co-authored by Hadiyah Mujhid, Black Founders at Work: Journeys to Innovation, is a collection of firsthand insights and lived experiences of entrepreneurs and investors building high-growth technology companies. It recounts the stories of modern tech innovation directly from the Black founders and investors driving it. From military veterans to non-technical founders to chance encounters with multimillion-dollar exits, Black Founders at Work: Journeys to Innovation captures the varied paths of Black excellence and innovation to, through and beyond Silicon Valley. By telling our own stories, we expand and inspire the next generation of invention.Featured Interviews: Monique Woodard (Cake Ventures), Chris Bennett (Wonderschool), Angela Benton (NewMe Accelerator, Streamlytics), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Melissa Hanna (Mahmee), Frederick Hutson (Pigeonly), James Jones, Jr., Esq.(CourtBuddy, Ownors), Juanita Lott (Bridgestream Software), Erik Moore, Kirby Harris (Base Ventures), Delane Parnell (PlayVS), and Michael Seibel (Justin.tv, Socialcam, Twitch Interactive).