Cheraé Robinson

Cheraé Robinson is an entrepreneur, cultural architect, and tinkerer currently leading Community at Flybridge Capital Partners. Her journey to venture started as a founder building Tastemakers Africa, an experiences marketplace connecting travelers to unique tours in African cities - Flybridge was the largest investor.

She is also the creator of “The Thread,” a community platform for the African diaspora built in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that reached 10,000 people in the first three months.

Cheraé has been named one of “10 Emerging Women Entrepreneurs in Africa” by Forbes, “20 to Watch” by Culture Shift Labs, a “Woman to Watch” by the United Nations Foundation and one of "44 People Changing The Way We Travel" by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine. She was pivotal in the success of “The Year of Return” in Ghana and is a pioneer in culture-forward millenial travel.

She is co-host of "It Just Got Real", a podcast for unconventional, creative, women entrepreneurs, sits on the board of Birthright Africa, regularly writes on food and cocktail happenings in NYC, and continues to be a bride-builder to the African continent.

Cherae graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Morgan State University. Before launching her career in tech, she sat at the intersection of science, business, and partnerships at the CDC, CIMMYT/World Bank, and CARE. She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.