21 Influential Black Professionals in Tech: Julia Collins

#BlackTechMonth • February 7, 2023

She not only raised the Dough, she raised the value of her Pizza Business!

Julia Collins is the first black woman to co-found a company valued at $1 billion or more by investors. She’s the co-founder of Zume Pizza, a company that uses robots for many stages of pizza production. Collins graduated from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

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