# Bison Venture Partners An autonomous agency for all. ## Elevator pitch We're a newly launched HBCU student-owned startup. Through retail, storytelling, and consulting, we partner with small businesses, technology startups, and investment firms to build pathways to wealth and create sustainable community impact. We advise on profitable growth strategies to improve investment readiness. Through our collective impact, we aim to be a leading force for equitable change in an increasingly diverse world. - Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/bisonvp - Entity ID: wefunder:company:99548 - Last updated: 2026-06-11T23:52:36Z - Generated at: 2026-06-12T03:32:14Z ## Quick facts - Raising up to $5M to scale AI infrastructure for founders, operators, and investors. - Owned NVIDIA edge AI stack (Jetson/AGX) plus cloud for secure, low-cost inference. - Flagship: Accelerate, a repeatable execution system to build, sell, and scale ventures. - Responsible AI charter: data minimization, consent, no covert surveillance, human escalation. - Open-model stack (DeepSeek, Nemotron, Llama, more) with safety and monitoring controls. - HQ in a university research park + Opportunity Zone, enabling talent and institutional partners. - Revenue path: subscriptions, licensing, and services unlocked by infrastructure milestones. - Backed by 160+ investors; executing 2x revenue-share payback, then scaling growth capital. ## Active fundraises - wefunder:fundraise:136201: 4(a)(6) open (USD) - wefunder:fundraise:52564: 4(a)(6) successful (USD) - wefunder:fundraise:52565: 4(a)(6) successful (USD) ## Story Bison Venture Partners is not just building companies, we’re building a movement. Join us in creating a future where AI and innovation serve everyone, starting with the communities that need it most.Invest Now on Wefunder ## FAQ 1. **1) So I could lose my entire investment, but my upside is capped? Let me be frank and say that I find that unappealing. 2) Just to be clear, are there three business divisions to the company - a startup studio, an investment firm, and a management consulting firm? Also, how mu...** - Hi Kevin, thank you for the note! We are currently 'testing the waters' to gauge investor interest in an offering under Regulation Crowdfunding. No money or other consideration is being solicited. If sent, it will not be accepted. No offer to buy securities will be accepted. No part of the purchase price will be received until a Form C is filed and only through Wefunder’s platform. Any indication of interest involves no obligation or commitment of any kind. All investments involve risk, and w... 2. **Hello, I am trying to understand your investment terms. Basically, you are not persay offering equity in the company, you are asking for more of a debt loan? So if we invest $100 we will get 3x our investment back at a date you set later on?** - Hi Jamel! Correct, through this offering, are not offering equity in the company. We're "Testing the Waters" right now, so our terms are subject to change prior to an official filing with the SEC. You are correct in that our current proposal is to provide an anticipated 3x return on investment to investors in this campaign. This is a form of a debt offering as opposed to a future equity stake in the company. 'Testing the waters' means we're simply gauging investor interest in an offering unde... 3. **Where can I get more information about the team you have assembled for the organization?** - Hi Scott! Our team is featured on the "Overview" section of our campaign, and if you hover over each team member's photo, you'll be able to click on their LinkedIn and/or Twitter profiles. As we continue to "Test the Waters" on Wefunder, you may see additional team members added throughout the life of the campaign. We're a growing startup and have been receiving inquiries from other amazing students interested in joining the team. We plan on adding more video content to showcase all of the ph... 4. **Hi! Excited about Bison Venture Partners' first venture. How can entrepreneurs get their products into the Bison Shop?** - Hi Alyssa! We're excited too. To start, we'll be working in tandem with an undergraduate business and marketing class at Howard University where students will develop their ventures over the course of the semester, then compete for $20k+ in funding. Our team will be working closely with these students to create a pathway to sell any physical goods through our Bison Shop, and additionally leverage our digital ad space. We're currently meeting with various community partners to provide access t... 5. **Cool company! I like what y'all are building. A little more information around projected revenues and assumptions would be informative. Also, what frequency are you planning to make revenue share payments?** - Hi William, and thank you very much! We're "Testing the Waters (TTW)" right now, so our terms are subject to change prior to an official filing with the SEC. Our current proposal is to provide an anticipated 3x return on investment to investors in this campaign, and our goal is to provide quarterly rev share distributions once we're fully up and running. To that point, we will also provide more details around projected revenues once we're out of TTW. We're working hard to abide by all SEC gui... ## Team - Garry Johnson III (Founder & Managing Partner) - B Bass (Cofounder & Business Development Partner) ## Recent posts - We killed ChatGPT. (2026-02-09T20:50:09Z) - An opportunity for equity in the age of AI (2026-01-21T16:28:44Z) ## Q&A - Q: Hi Garry, I like the idea (collective economics) and congrats on your team working on your MBA at Howard. My question is, I'm struggling on what's existing today and what's in the idea phase (that I assume this raise will help launch). On the overview page, you list the kiosk and your website as "current" revenue streams, but then say the kiosk isn't live. On the details page, I assume the $200/month revenue came from the website right? So, are you guys resellers or affiliates of these brands? My second question is progress made to date on your timeline. On your overview page, it said you guys had $500k in undiluted funds. Where did the money go and what was it used for? Your unaudited 2021 financial statement does not list it. My third question is, do you feel a revenue share financing model will hurt the company's initial growth. You have little to no sales and any money out is just more you have to raise. I know you guys are testing the waters, but you seem a little early for CF with a rev share structure. As there's no upside for the investor and track record of revenue to pay back. Last question, is the team's "all in" commitment. I'm happy you're working on your MBA. But that can be a full-time commitment, as well as your LinkedIn shows a lot of other commitments. How much time per week do you have to dedicate to BVP's success and returning investors capital? In conclusion, I wish you success on your degree, Business, and other endeavors. - A: Hi LD, thank you! We have placed our deposit on our kiosk and planned on rolling it out sooner, but we're still working with our first venue to have it placed. We currently earn revenue from coffee sales through bison.shop, and we've sold 60 products to date through our https://www.blackunicorns.store/. We do not have affiliate partnerships with other brands featured on bison.shop, we're simply highlighting other HBCU-affiliated brands. The "highlights" section on our campaign states "Previously sourced $500k+ in Non-Dilutive Funds sourced to Underrepresented Founders." The team previously sourced those funds through nonprofit efforts, BVP did not allocate those funds but we noted that highlight to show what we're capable of doing. If you're interested in seeing founders win $200k in non-dilutive funding, you're welcome to join us at this year's Startup302 pitch competition on May 24th & 25th: https://neofest.org/startup-302. In regards to graduate school, I'm a part-time student taking night classes. Anything listed on my LinkedIn is an additional resource that benefits the growth of BVP. Lastly, the revenue share model is most attractive to us as we aim to provide regular distributions to our investors as we continue to build in public. All investments involve risk, and we appreciate everyone who's taking a bet on us. - Q: Hi! Excited about Bison Venture Partners' first venture. How can entrepreneurs get their products into the Bison Shop? - A: Hi Alyssa! We're excited too. To start, we'll be working in tandem with an undergraduate business and marketing class at Howard University where students will develop their ventures over the course of the semester, then compete for $20k+ in funding. Our team will be working closely with these students to create a pathway to sell any physical goods through our Bison Shop, and additionally leverage our digital ad space. We're currently meeting with various community partners to provide access to other vendors as well. As clients of the DC SBDC, we have access to an incredible community of entrepreneurs that we'll be looking forward to highlighting and collaborating with. We'll announce each new partnership as details are solidified. Be sure to "Watch For Updates!" Thanks for the question! - Q: Hello, I am trying to understand your investment terms. Basically, you are not persay offering equity in the company, you are asking for more of a debt loan? So if we invest $100 we will get 3x our investment back at a date you set later on? - A: Hi Jamel! Correct, through this offering, are not offering equity in the company. We're "Testing the Waters" right now, so our terms are subject to change prior to an official filing with the SEC. You are correct in that our current proposal is to provide an anticipated 3x return on investment to investors in this campaign. This is a form of a debt offering as opposed to a future equity stake in the company. 'Testing the waters' means we're simply gauging investor interest in an offering under Regulation Crowdfunding. No money or other consideration is being solicited. If sent, it will not be accepted. No offer to buy securities will be accepted. No part of the purchase price will be received until a Form C is filed and only through Wefunder’s platform. Any indication of interest involves no obligation or commitment of any kind. Just to reemphasize, our deal terms are subject to change, so there's a chance we update our terms based on the interest we receive from interested investors. It is most likely that we stick with a revenue share agreement for this campaign as we have a goal to begin generating regular cash flow in 2022. Thank you very much for the question! Please let me know if I can clarify anything else. - Q: 1) So I could lose my entire investment, but my upside is capped? Let me be frank and say that I find that unappealing. 2) Just to be clear, are there three business divisions to the company - a startup studio, an investment firm, and a management consulting firm? Also, how much of the invested funds will be designated to each branch of the business? - A: Hi Kevin, thank you for the note! We are currently 'testing the waters' to gauge investor interest in an offering under Regulation Crowdfunding. No money or other consideration is being solicited. If sent, it will not be accepted. No offer to buy securities will be accepted. No part of the purchase price will be received until a Form C is filed and only through Wefunder’s platform. Any indication of interest involves no obligation or commitment of any kind. All investments involve risk, and we're simply gauging whether the community would like to support the development of our new startup. We are building out three divisions which include a consulting firm, a startup studio which will have an investment component, and a retail arm to be announced in an upcoming update. Please check back in the weeks ahead to learn more about the exciting opportunities we've been developing! - Q: Hi my name is Carolyn I watch you on black pitch in on October 12 I invest but I thought I did it wrong so I invest twice so I would like to know is anyway you can cancel the second second investment that I did I tried but I didn’t know how to do it and again my name is Carolyn Harvey. my email is Carlynn 3473 @ATT.net - A: Hi Carolyn, thank you for your investment! I can confirm that it was only submitted one time. I will follow up via email as well. - Q: When will the funding campaign end? - A: Hi Ideruugan! Our campaign is set to close on August 22nd. - Q: Cool company! I like what y'all are building. A little more information around projected revenues and assumptions would be informative. Also, what frequency are you planning to make revenue share payments? - A: Hi William, and thank you very much! We're "Testing the Waters (TTW)" right now, so our terms are subject to change prior to an official filing with the SEC. Our current proposal is to provide an anticipated 3x return on investment to investors in this campaign, and our goal is to provide quarterly rev share distributions once we're fully up and running. To that point, we will also provide more details around projected revenues once we're out of TTW. We're working hard to abide by all SEC guidelines! 'Testing the waters' means we're simply gauging investor interest in an offering under Regulation Crowdfunding. No money or other consideration is being solicited. If sent, it will not be accepted. No offer to buy securities will be accepted. No part of the purchase price will be received until a Form C is filed and only through Wefunder’s platform. Any indication of interest involves no obligation or commitment of any kind. Just to reemphasize, our deal terms are subject to change, so there's a chance we update our terms based on the interest we receive from potential investors. It is most likely that we stick with a revenue share agreement for this campaign as we have a goal to begin generating recurring cash flow in Q3/Q4 of 2022. Thank you very much for the question! Please let me know if I can clarify anything else. - Q: the two revenue streams you show "appear" to be "white label" type companies. "T-shirt" companies are what I see in malls and tourist traps because of cost to shoppers, not sure what forward creative ideas you're looking for that isn't already in market. - A: Hi Brian, we have various products for sale that leverage print-on-demand services as well as white labeling. These methods have allowed us to get in the market and begin generating early revenue without having to invest lots of capital on inventory. We've been able to remain lean thus far while bootstrapping the company and focusing on fundraising. In regards to the more forward creative ideas, that's where our marketplace and startup studio come into play. Our use of funds from this campaign will be to build out a larger marketplace for other entrepreneurs to sell their products, in addition to a startup studio where we plan on incubating other innovative tech-based solutions. With enough capital, we could also start holding inventory in a warehouse, but we've decided to keep costs as low as possible for now. Your question is very helpful, and please let me know if you need further clarification. Thank you! - Q: Where can I get more information about the team you have assembled for the organization? - A: Hi Scott! Our team is featured on the "Overview" section of our campaign, and if you hover over each team member's photo, you'll be able to click on their LinkedIn and/or Twitter profiles. As we continue to "Test the Waters" on Wefunder, you may see additional team members added throughout the life of the campaign. We're a growing startup and have been receiving inquiries from other amazing students interested in joining the team. We plan on adding more video content to showcase all of the phenomenal folks supporting the launch of this venture. Stay tuned, and be sure to click the button on the right which says "WATCH FOR UPDATES." Thank you for the question! - Q: We want to know what you see your valuation will look like in 3 years also the income and balance statements Not to say much, I think we are very much interested in this project but then we are not opting for the crowdfunding route. We were wondering if you have provisions to accept alternative financing which should save time of WAITING SO LONG for your target to be met. With that we can cover over 50% of your target raise. Kindly reach out to me at thomas@700capital.se so we discuss further. - A: Hi Thomas, thank you for your question and interest! We are currently focused on this Community Round until it is closed. We may open another investment round in the future, but investors in this round will be the first to be notified.