Luis Martinez - Advocate | Networker | Ecosystem Builder | Founder-CEO

Luis Martinez, MSOL is an Afro-Latino from Honduras and raised in Brooklyn, New York with an M.B.A. in Organizational Leadership, Luis is an advocate, networker, and ecosystem builder. A Former Pro Basketball Player and U.S. Navy Veteran, currently he is the Founder/CEO for “We Tha Plug '' We Tha Plug '' works with Early-Stage Pan-African & Latinx founders and startup companies from Ideation to Pre-Seed. We Tha Plug is a global community of Pan-African, Latinx, and other underrepresented founders, Venture Capitalist and Angel Investors in the Startup, Tech & Innovation space. The overall mission of “We Tha Plug” is to raise the awareness of innovation in Pan-African and Latinx communities in technology and create an ecosystem for entrepreneurs from grassroots to professional levels. We provide a global ecosystem that gives founders access to startup fundamental education, mentorship, programming, resources & access to funding. We have over 400 members in our community platform from different parts of the world. (U.S., Europe & Africa) We are promoting our 1000/100/10 Initiative to create a global ecosystem for Pan-Africans & Latinx Founders, VC's and Investors in the Startup, Tech & Innovation space.

RISE Urban Nation: Own Your Story. Scale Your Impact. · Luis Martinez, Taryell Simmons