Rush Roto aims to give small business owners the tools to produce product videos suitable for social media promotion via an easy-to-use smartphone app. | PHOTO COURTESY OF RUSH ROTO
DOVER – Serial entrepreneur Chris Morris was working on his latest idea when he received an email informing him about a new Impact Accelerator program aimed at Black founders, started by Amazon Web Services (AWS).
“I was actually shocked because you don’t see something like that very often. There aren’t many programs like this specifically for black founders,” he said.
AWS, e-commerce giant Amazon’s website hosting and development services, launched a $30 million commitment to early-stage startups led by underrepresented founders, as well as the first program that AWS Impact Accelerator for Black Founders.
After reviewing thousands of applicants from across the country, Morris’ year-old Rush Roto was selected as one of just 25 selected startups…
