Biography

Cheraé Robinson is an entrepreneur, speaker, traveler, DJ, and seeker.

In 2015 she founded Tastemakers Africa, a venture-backed travel startup that disrupted mainstream notions about Africa while building one of the largest global communities of Black creatives and experience creators in Africa and the Diaspora. Her creative approach to building a dynamic marketplace for authentic trips and tours led to collaborations with AFROPUNK, Uber, Radisson Blu, South African Airways, Soho House, and Facebook.

Named one of "50 People Changing The Way We Travel" by Conde Naste Traveler she has been featured in Forbes, Paper Magazine, Essence, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, Vogue, Fast Company and others. She has shared her vision for the world at TEDx Euston and the House of Beautiful Business.

During the pandemic she launched The Thread: Conversations Beyond The Return, a virtual summit and member community helping the African Diaspora connect and build the future. The Thread reached more than 10,000 people within months of launching.

Prior to taking the leap into entrepreneurship Cheraé built a career in international development. Fusing her background in science with her knack for storytelling, convening, and connecting she spent time at the CDC, CARE, CIMMYT, and Keep A Child.

Currently Cheraé is leading Community at Flybridge Capital Partners, an early-stage VC in New York that backed Tastemakers Africa as an investor. Her focus is on creating experiences and giving access to networks and resources that power outsized success among early stage entrepreneurs and building a pipeline to venture capital for the next generation of builders.

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.

Cheraé is deeply committed to creating optionality, especially for Black People. Her vision is global connectivity as a pathway to living our best lives.

Speaking and Convos

Awards and Honors

1
She Leads Africa - Startup Competition
First place
2014
2
Booking.com Booster
Finalist and Awardee
2017
3
African Diaspora Awards
Honoree — Community Impact
2019
4
Travel + Leisure Mag: Female Trailblazer
Honoree
2020

The Press

Events

Birthright Africa Gala
February 16, 2022
7P | Brooklyn
The Blackout
February 28, 2022
9P | Brooklyn
To Be Free
February 28, 2022
9P | Brooklyn
Fulani Dine on A Mat
February 28, 2022
9P | Brooklyn