Karim Webb is an Entrepreneurial Activist and CEO of 4thMVMT, a Los Angeles based firm that vets, trains, facilitates funding, and partners with individuals from underserved communities to own and operate competitive retail businesses.
Before founding 4thMVMT, Mr. Webb co-founded PCF Restaurant Management, a franchisee of Buffalo Wild Wings ("BWW"). PCF has four restaurants in the Los Angeles area, with four additional units in development. Webb is also Venture Partner in Slauson & Co., an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the tools, platforms, and people aiding in small businesses' development, democratizing access to business ownership.
Appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti, Webb serves on the Los Angeles World Airport Commission (LAWA). Additionally, Webb holds various board positions, including Everytable, the Living Through Giving Foundation: Hashtag Lunchbag, the Brotherhood Crusade as a Corporate Advisor, and as an Advisor to the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA). He is also a spokesperson for BLOOM, an initiative of CCF which seeks to create a more positive and productive future for 14-18-year-old Black males living in South Los Angeles who are, or have been, under the supervision of the L.A. County Probation Department.
USA Today: In honor of Black History Month, here are 11 black entrepreneurs paving the way in cannabis.
CNN contributor and cannabis activist, Angela Rye sits down with Karim Webb of 4thMVMT and Jason White of Curaleaf, and try to crack the code of the cannabis industry and Black economics. They also discuss the Black community's buying power and our ownership potential.