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Black Founders Network

CTL-I-0233 · Institution

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Combined Graph record U-03480 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0233. Master record source: User-supplied list 2026-10-16 (UrbanGeekz 50, curated by Kunbi Tinuoye) — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Existence + industry confirmed: Black Founders Network, founder-support organization (capital/community/capacity) founded by Obano per article; city Toronto / Canada as stored, not explicitly stated in article

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Existence + industry confirmed: Black Founders Network, founder-support organization (capital/community/capacity) founded by Obano per article; city Toronto / Canada as stored, not explicitly stated in article

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Existence + industry confirmed: Black Founders Network, founder-support organization (capital/community/capacity) founded by Obano per article; city Toronto / Canada as stored, not explicitly stated in article

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