UrbanGeekz 50

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Combined Graph record U-03383 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-L-0051. Master record source: User-supplied list 2026-10-16 (UrbanGeekz 50, curated by Kunbi Tinuoye) — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

50 Black tech leaders across venture capital, fintech, media, software, AI, health, and consumer — US, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Canada

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Sources

• https://urbangeekz.com/2025/12/urbangeekzs-10-most-popular-stories-for-2025/ (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

List exists as a list: UrbanGeekz's own site describes its third annual (2025) 'UrbanGeekz 50: Gamechangers in Tech, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship' list; issuer UrbanGeekz confirmed; all 50 honorees located across the 10 fetched category pages (VC 8, Ecosystem 5, Fintech 7, Media 5, Software 4, AI 5, Food/Climate/Health 5, B2C 4, Africa 3, Canada 4); sectors and US/Nigeria/Ivory Coast/Canada spread match the stored note; curator Kunbi Tinuoye is UrbanGeekz's founder & CEO (see CTL-P-1313)

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