Black Professionals In Tech Network (BPTN) Inc

What Black Professionals In Tech Network (BPTN) Inc does

Black Professionals In Tech Network (BPTN) Inc, operating commercially as Obsidi®, is a Canadian private company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario. It operates a career navigation platform built around a community of 120,000+ Black tech professionals, of which 50%+ self-identify as mid-to-senior level (Senior, Lead, Manager, Architect). The platform combines an AI-powered matching layer (Obsidi Sage) with human vetting to connect vetted candidates with enterprise employers, and supports 2,100+ active job postings.

The product architecture is organized into integrated modules: Obsidi Recruit (enterprise talent acquisition), Obsidi Sage (autonomous AI recruiter agent), Obsidi Academy (training programs including an Enterprise AI Engineering Accelerator covering LLMs, RAG, Agentic Systems, EvalOps, and a 12-week software developer bootcamp), Obsidi AI Fellowship and AI Workforce (managed AI-talent pipelines for partners), Obsidi Events (BFUTR Global Tech Summit scaling to 20,000+ attendees, Obsidi Tech Talks, and Obsidi Awards presented by BMO), and the Obsidi App for member access.

Revenue is generated through quote-based enterprise hiring contracts (Recruit and Sage), Academy tuition with monthly stipends for eligible students, and event sponsorship and registration fees. The go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales for Recruit and Sage with self-serve access for individual professionals via the Obsidi App. Customer concentration sits heavily in Canadian banking (BMO, RBC, CIBC, Scotiabank, TD, National Bank, Aviva, Canada Life, Sunlife, Intact), with additional enterprise relationships across Big Tech (Amazon, IBM, LinkedIn, Uber, SAP, HP, HPE), Big Consulting (Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG, EY, CGI), and adjacent sectors — collectively representing 40+ named employer partners. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, revenue, or institutional investors.

Name

Black Professionals In Tech Network (BPTN) Inc

Legal name

Black Professionals In Tech Network (BPTN) Inc

Website

https://bptn.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Obsidi®, operated by Black Professionals In Tech Network (BPTN) Inc, is a Canadian career-navigation platform connecting 120,000+ Black tech professionals with 40+ enterprise employers through AI-powered matching, recruiting services, training programs, and the BFUTR Global Tech Summit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Obsidi® Recruit - Employer Hiring Services: Recruitment and hiring services connecting employers with vetted Black tech professionals. Employers pay for access to curated talent pool, AI-powered matching, and reduced time-to-hire. Pricing appears quote-based for enterprise engagements.
2. Obsidi® Academy - Training Programs: Career-accelerating certifications and fellowships including Enterprise AI Engineering Accelerator (advanced fellowship) and Software Developer bootcamp. Monthly stipends available for eligible students. Revenue from program tuition.
3. Obsidi® Events - Sponsorships and Registrations: Event ecosystem including BFUTR Global Tech Summit, Obsidi® Tech Talks, and Obsidi® Awards generates revenue through sponsor partnerships, exhibitor fees, and attendee registrations.
4. Obsidi® Sage - AI Recruiting Platform: Always-on AI recruiter offering continuous sourcing, screening, and engagement across unlimited job postings. Sold as a standalone or bundled solution with Recruit services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Obsidi® is a career navigation system that connects a community of 120,000+ Black tech professionals with enterprise employers through an AI-powered recruitment platform, training programs, and events. The company provides AI-driven candidate matching (Sage), curated talent acquisition services (Recruit), industry-aligned training (Academy), and flagship events (BFUTR Summit, Awards, Tech Talks).

Product overview

Obsidi® is a platform-plus-ecosystem architecture serving the Black tech professional community with 120,000+ members. The core Obsidi® platform provides the career navigation system, which is augmented by specialized modules including Obsidi® Recruit (AI-powered hiring platform with Obsidi® Sage as the AI recruiter agent), Obsidi® Academy (training programs including the Enterprise AI Engineering Accelerator and 12-week Software Developer bootcamp), and Obsidi® Events (event solutions for talent acquisition and employer branding). The ecosystem also includes Obsidi® AI Fellowship and Obsidi® AI Workforce for AI talent development, Obsidi® Tech Talks for community engagement, BFUTR SUMMIT as the annual global tech conference, Obsidi® Awards for recognition, Obsidi® BNXT as a sub-brand, and the Obsidi® App for mobile access. Together these products connect talent with employers, provide skills development, and build community across North America's tech industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Obsidi® Academy: Career-accelerating certifications and fellowships built with industry leaders for real-world skills, leadership development, and measurable career advancement.
• Obsidi® Awards
• Obsidi® Recruit
• Obsidi® Tech Talks
• Obsidi® Sage
• Obsidi® BNXT
• BFUTR Global Tech Summit
• Obsidi® AI Fellowship
• Obsidi® AI Workforce

Products and services

• Obsidi® Recruit AI-powered talent acquisition service that connects enterprise employers with vetted Black tech professionals. Combines smart matching technology with expert human review to surface candidates built to succeed across engineering, product, data, design, sales, and operations roles.
• Obsidi® Sage An autonomous AI recruiter agent that operates 24/7 across unlimited job postings, continuously sourcing, screening, and engaging top talent. Designed to reduce hiring bias and streamline the hiring pipeline from interview to offer for enterprise employers.
• Obsidi® Academy Industry-aligned training programs including an Enterprise AI Engineering Accelerator (covering LLMs, RAG, Agentic Systems, and EvalOps) and a 12-week Software Developer bootcamp covering Java, Spring Boot, React, SQL, APIs, and AI-assisted development. Designed for in-demand skills and real-world career advancement.
• Obsidi® AI Fellowship A 12-week fellowship program developing engineers skilled in modern AI tools, production-ready code, and seamless integration into team workflows. Designed to create AI-enabled engineers for partner organizations.
• Obsidi® AI Workforce Workforce development solution helping enterprise partners build the next generation of AI-enabled engineers through specialized training programs and structured talent pipeline development.
• Obsidi® App Mobile and web application serving as the digital career hub for tech professionals, enabling job searching, community engagement, event registration, and access to career resources across North America.
• BFUTR Global Tech Summit

Named customers37 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• BMOflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026BMO is the presenting sponsor of Obsidi® Awards 2026. The partnership recognizes tech innovation and execution under the theme 'Building What's Next' across 10 award categories.
• AccenturecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Accenture is a trusted employer partner utilizing Obsidi® for diverse tech talent acquisition and employer branding in the Black tech professional community.
• AmazoncoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Amazon is a trusted tech employer partner leveraging Obsidi®'s community for recruiting Black tech professionals.
• DeloittecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Deloitte is a trusted employer partner utilizing Obsidi® for tech talent acquisition within the Black professional community.
• IBMcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026IBM is a trusted tech employer partner leveraging Obsidi® for diverse technology talent recruitment.
• LinkedIncoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026LinkedIn is a trusted employer partner on the Obsidi® platform for Black tech professional recruitment.
• RBCcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026RBC is a major financial services employer partner leveraging Obsidi® for Black tech talent acquisition in banking and financial services.
• ScotiabankcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Scotiabank is a trusted financial services employer partner on Obsidi® for diverse tech talent recruitment.
• City of MississaugacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026City of Mississauga is hosting the BFUTR 2026 Global Tech Summit, demonstrating civic partnership for technology talent development in the region.
• DMZcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026DMZ (Ryerson University's startup incubator) is a trusted tech ecosystem partner on Obsidi®, supporting startup talent and innovation community connections.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jopwell: Jopwell is a career advancement platform connecting Black, Latinx, and Native American professionals with job opportunities at leading companies—directly comparable to Obsidi®'s Black-focused tech talent community and employer matching model.
• SeekOut: SeekOut is an AI talent intelligence platform for sourcing, matching, and engaging diverse technical talent—directly competing with Obsidi® Sage in the AI recruiting category, particularly around diversity-focused hiring use cases.
• Inclusively: Inclusively is a workplace inclusion platform that connects employers with underrepresented talent including people with disabilities—analogous to Obsidi® in using a curated talent community + employer matching to address diversity hiring outcomes.
• PowerToFly: PowerToFly is a diversity-focused talent marketplace that connects underrepresented professionals (primarily women in tech) with remote and flexible job opportunities—operating an analogous diversity-talent + employer-matching model with similar community and events components.
• HireEZ: HireEZ (formerly Hiretual) is an AI-powered outbound recruiting and talent sourcing platform—comparable to Obsidi® Sage as a direct competitor in AI-driven candidate sourcing, screening, and engagement for enterprise hiring teams.
• WayUp: WayUp is a job marketplace and employer branding platform focused on connecting early-career and diverse talent with employers—similar community-and-employer-matching model to Obsidi® with comparable diversity talent positioning.
• Handshake: Handshake is a career network focused on early-career and emerging talent, connecting students and recent graduates with employers—comparable to Obsidi® Academy's bootcamp-to-employment pipeline and its talent marketplace structure, though with a broader demographic focus.
• General Assembly: General Assembly is a workforce development and bootcamp provider offering software engineering and data courses with employer partnership models—directly comparable to Obsidi® Academy's software developer bootcamp and AI Engineering Accelerator as competing training programs.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn Talent Solutions: LinkedIn Talent Solutions is the dominant professional recruiting platform and an enterprise employer partner of Obsidi®—relevant as the broad incumbent defining the AI recruiting competitive landscape Obsidi® Sage operates within.
• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI is a well-capitalized AI talent intelligence platform serving large enterprises with broad capabilities across recruiting, development, and retention—comparable to Obsidi® Sage at the AI recruiting layer but operating at much larger scale across all candidate demographics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Obsidi_
• Facebookfacebook.com/BPTNCanada
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bptncanada
• Instagraminstagram.com/obsidi_official

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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