C'pher Gresham

C’pher Gresham, a DC native, is passionate about helping others globally and breaking down barriers to increase diversity in entrepreneurship. As the VP, Communities at SEED SPOT, C’pher leads the charge in bringing SEED SPOT’s impact to communities across the US. In this role, he works with city and state governments, family offices, and venture firms, to increase the startup activity and economic growth in their respective communities. He previously served as the National Director of Expansion and Director of Entrepreneur Initiatives where he designed and ran all accelerator programming and aided companies in raising capital. C’pher focuses on entrepreneurs developing sustainable solutions to the worlds most pressing problems.

C’pher is a co-founder of Swillings Coffee, an impact-driven Colombian coffee company. Swillings Coffee works directly with small family owned farms in rural Colombia to improve the quality of their harvest using sustainable growing techniques.

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