The press resources.
Everything you need to write about NewBWS. Story, facts, leadership, logos, screenshots, and a press contact who responds within 24 hours.
Four ways in.
The story
Founder story, company narrative, and the convictions behind NewBWS. Long-form, written for publication.
Read →Key facts
Dates, numbers, quotes, and citations. Every stat sourced. Built for fact-checking.
Read →Leadership
Founder, co-founder, and governance. Bios, photos, and how the platform is structured.
Read →Media kit
Logos, screenshots, brand assets, and boilerplate text. Everything downloadable.
Read →The shorthand.
Mission
A member-owned professional network and educational institution for the Black investment ecosystem.
Legal structure
Delaware Public Benefit Corporation with a golden-share LLC for irrevocable community protection.
Funding
Community ownership through a SAFE with profit-sharing dividends. No venture capital. Reg CF activation gated on community pledge interest.
Founder
Rasheid Scarlett, technologist, strategist, and FirstNet Authority board member.
Co-founder
Details to be announced as the founding cohort assembles.
Location
Founded in Miami, Florida.
Test-the-waters surface
newbws.com/founding · the public showcase of the founding cohort.
Platform launch
January 1, 2027 · Public access after the founding 100 cohort is seated.
Press contact
press@newbws.com · 24-hour response SLA.
For journalists exploring the framing
Every community in American history that needed infrastructure the broader society was not building has built it themselves. For the record of that tradition and where NewBWS fits in it, see our living directory.
Read the record