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"Scroobious Spaces became part of how we run our program. We incorporated it into cohort assignments, which gave our members a way to put what they were learning into practice. It's also made it much easier for people in the program to get to know one another."

Dawn Batts, Co-founder & CEO, Milestone Growth Capital

The program

Milestone Growth Capital Institute trains new angel investors. Its yearly cohort, run with the Center for Black Entrepreneurship and drawn from Morehouse and Spelman alumni, works from investment thesis to due diligence to a real deal memo. Dawn calls it the team's "heart work."

What they needed

Plenty of new angels are already qualified, but as Dawn puts it, they "walk into the rooms" and "get quiet." Some cohort members knew each other, but they had never had one place to connect. Milestone runs the program once a year alongside a fund and a business, so the Space had to help without adding work for a small team.

How they use their Space

Members share their investment thesis with classmates in the Space, then step out into the wider Scroobious network to find founders for their deal memos. Next, Milestone is bringing alumni from earlier cohorts into the Space so new angels can learn from people a step ahead of them.

active angels in the 2026 cohort

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cohort running on Scroobious

Founder cohort

"I'm not interested in adding another silo to a city that already has too many. The long-term vision for Spaces is to help people and communities across the city find each other and work together online. That's also how we're thinking about our physical space at Akamai: making those connections easier to build in person."

Anuj Adhiya
The Founder Lab, Mass Technology Leadership Council

Venture fund & accelerator

"Founders build better when they're not building alone. The Visionaries network is one of the most valuable things we offer, and Scroobious gives it a home that's ours, where founders can find each other, share what's working, and stay close long after the program ends. Having the wider network there when they want it is a bonus."

Justin Kang
Co-Founder & General Partner, Visible Hands

Investor community

"As BAMco Enterprises LLC has grown, the community messages on LinkedIn have not kept pace. Scroobious SPACES is here to rebuild these connections as we support one another within the growing BAMco community."

Richard Millunchick
Manager, BAMco Enterprises LLC

Member stories

What members find when they get there.

"I closed my lead investor two days after sending my pitch video."

Mati Amin, Lit Learning

"Within 4-6 weeks of completing the pitch program, I closed my Angel round and I've never felt more confident in my narrative and pitch."

Jess Lynch, Wishroute

"Traditional networks are failing miserably at connecting individual investors with companies run by women and people of color. These investors are ready to write the checks and get in the game."

Melissa Withers, RevUp Capital

"I liked the honest feedback and how in-depth we went into understanding segments, competitive markets, and areas of focus."

Topaz Smith, EN-NOBLE

"Getting to know and develop a relationship with the founder is a big missing piece in the landscape so far."

Joshua Henderson, StageNext Fund

"The Scroobious platform is brilliant! I actually feel more comfortable sending a video link rather than a downloadable deck."

Toyosi Babalola, Abulé

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Founders in our community have gone on to raise multiple rounds of capital and join accelerators including Y Combinator, Techstars, Visible Hands, Grid110, and XRC Labs.

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