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On today\u2019s episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, Ryan Zauk sits down with Ras Asan, Co-Founder of BREAUX Capital.\n\nBREAUX Capital is the first fintech built by and for Black Male Millennials. It is a cooperatively owned and operated financial technology company that provides a software platform and membership community to increase the financial wellness of Black millennials. They accomplish this through savings goals, dividends & revenue sharing, co-investing opportunities, education, community building, and much more.\n\nRas and his team have been:\n-\tNamed to INC Magazine\u2019s 30 under 30 \n-\tFeatured in The New York Times, Black Enterprise, The Associated Press, Time Magazine, BET, The Chicago Tribune, American Banker, CNN, Huffington Post, and more\n-\tSuccessfully pitched and secured investment from FUBU Founder and Shark Daymond John \n-\tAnd just announced a partnership with Lenovo\n\nIn this episode, Ras discusses:\n-\tHis background and motivations for starting BREAUX Capital\n-\tThe obstacles his team faced along the way as young, black, first-time founders\n-\tHow BREAUX Capital's financial and social sides work\n-\tAspects of systemic inequality in the US that have destroyed black wealth creation including over-policing, redlining, and the GI Bill\n-\tAnd much, much more\n\nFor more content from BREAUX Capital and their team, we encourage viewing Ras's Co-Founder, Derrius Quarles in his Ted Talk on YouTube,\n"Derrius Quarles: How banks are failing African-Americans," or their website, BREAUXCapital.com.\n\nFor more insights and analysis from FinTech leaders, follow us below:\n\nMedium: https://medium.com/wharton-fintech\n\nWFT Twitter: https://twitter.com/whartonfintech\n\nRyan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanZauk\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/