# Colorintech

> Colorintech is an industry-backed London nonprofit and community interest company that helps underrepresented people enter and advance in technology. It combines student career preparation, founder support, professional development, AI training, research and Black Tech Fest, and reports a community of more than 60,000.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Dion McKenzie (Chair and co-founder), Ashleigh Ainsley (Co-founder), Miranda Brawn (Co-founder named in July 2016 launch coverage), Chris Gordon (Co-founder named in July 2016 launch coverage)
- **Products:** NXT Gen, Build, Advance, AI for Everyone, AI Learning Sprint
- **Notable:** Reports a community of more than 60,000., Build pathway reports £100 million raised by its founder portfolio, 200 pre-accelerator graduates and $300,000 in entrepreneur grants., Partners page reports £250,000 of grants distributed in 2022.

## Products & services

- **NXT Gen** — Student and early-career pathway, including a career bootcamp for penultimate- and final-year students and campus lectures.
- **Build** — Entrepreneur pathway with a pre-accelerator, founder resources, investment-readiness support and networks.
- **Advance** — Development and sponsorship programmes for mid- and senior-career professionals, alongside employer talent-attraction events.
- **AI for Everyone** — Free practical AI training supported by Google.org and the Centre for Public Impact; a wider Juniper-backed initiative targets 5,000 people trained by 2027.
- **AI Learning Sprint** — Free training in defining an idea, building an AI-assisted prototype using low/no-code tools, and presenting it; advertised time commitment of 8-12 hours.
- **Black Tech Fest / BTF** — Technology and culture festival with career, entrepreneurship and networking programming.
- **Research and policy** — Research on access barriers and policy engagement with the tech ecosystem, including the Barriers project with Meta.

## Achievements

- Reports a community of more than 60,000.
- Build pathway reports £100 million raised by its founder portfolio, 200 pre-accelerator graduates and $300,000 in entrepreneur grants.
- Partners page reports £250,000 of grants distributed in 2022.
- 2025 AI pilot received 805 applications across 11 cohorts in six English regions; capacity was fewer than half of applicants.
- 2025 impact report states an average 3.28 hours saved weekly and over a quarter of survey respondents securing a role, promotion or internship within six months.
- Ashleigh Ainsley received an MBE in 2025, as reported on the organisation’s homepage.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Homepage celebrates AI for Everyone; the initiative page shares the 2025 impact report and plans for wider reach and tailored training.
- **2026-07** — UrbanGeekz published an interview with Ashleigh Ainsley on AI access, technology and venture capital.
- **2026-10** — BTF advertises 29 October 2026 at Tobacco Dock, London; listed day-pass price £60 including VAT, checked 8 October.

## Links

- Website: https://www.colorintech.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/colorintech/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Colorintechorg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colorintech/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08