Naj Austin (she/her) is the founder and CEO of Somewhere Good, a platform reimagining how and where people connect in their city. The startup raised a $3.75M seed round in 2021 led by True Ventures and including Ellen Pao and Gabrielle Union. Previously, Naj founded Ethel’s Club in Brooklyn and spent her career in the real estate & tech industry building digital and physical products making the world a more intentional space. She has been named one of Inc’s Female Founders 100, A Woman Making NYC Better by Time Out NY and has been featured in The New York Times, TechCrunch, AfroTech, Bustle, Complex, Marie Claire and Forbes among others. Through her work she helps people feel more deeply connected to themselves and one another by centering conversation, identity and community.
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A conference for diversity and inclusion in the tech industry.