BDPA executive sponsors and members were invited. (L-R) Wayne Sutton, BUILDUP; Stephanie Lampkin, Blendoor; Sharrarne Morton, Morton Media; and Keith Scott, AppDynamics | BDPA-DC bdpatoday © 2015

Washington, DC–President Obama hosted a demo day at the White House on his birthday, Tuesday, August 4, 2015, for startups aimed at increasing diversity in technology within underserved minority communities to boslter minority start-ups. Millions of dollars were pledged from Industry to invest in these new initiatives.