DNewTech-Nov 2023

**Hello DNT community!**

Join us for our DNT ONSITE meetup!! (Wednesdays; 7-8:30p EST)

Hope to see you soon! **Please RSVP** – Let’s *get inspired and get going!*

**Special shout out to our sponsors** **[VELN](https://www.velnlegal.com/)** | **[Collider](https://collider.altimetrik.com/)** and our **community supporter** **[1Million Cups Metro Detroit](1millioncups.com/metrodetroit)**!

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***We welcome our featured entrepreneurs for an evening of pitch presentations, community conversation, and networking.***

1. **Jerret Johnson, Founder of I’M LIT LEARNING™**: I’M LIT LEARNING is a hip-hop educators’ marketplace where teachers buy and sell hip-hop learning material to engage and motivate their students to learn in the classroom.> ([https://imlitlearning.tilda.ws/](https://imlitlearning.tilda.ws/)).
2. **Jazmine Pickens, Founder of Jazzy Paints™**: Our mission is to promote the appreciation of the arts and equip urban communities with the skill and confidence needed to thrive as an artist.> ([Jazzyppaints](https://www.jazzyppaints.com/))
3. **Tom Woodman, Founder of Citizen Robotics™**: Citizen Robotics seeks to reduce the cost of housing construction through the adoption of robotic construction techniques. We raise awareness of what’s possible with automation and showcase solutions from around the world.> ([Citizen Robotics](https://www.citizenrobotics.org))