TribeZ is more than a tech platform — it's a movement.
Born out of lived experience, TribeZ was founded by Rebecca A. Robinson, an American businesswoman, spiritual strategist, and tech consultant who knows firsthand the frustration of trying to build a business across borders — navigating broken systems, arbitrary barriers, and a global talent market that was never designed to be fair.
After years of navigating those realities, a question kept surfacing:
“If this is how hard it is for people like me, what about the brilliant developers in Brazil — technically exceptional, earning in a collapsed currency, invisible to the US companies that need them most?”
The answer became TribeZ — a platform that exists to level the playing field. Not just for talent. For founders who want to build something real, and for the developers who can help them get there.
Our Mission
To create economic empowerment through education, coaching, and cross-border employment — connecting US founders with the resources and talent they need to build real platforms, and connecting Brazilian developers with the opportunities they deserve.
What We Believe
Borders shouldn't limit brilliance.
The gap between a great idea and a shipped product is almost always execution, not creativity.
Compliance should be empowering, not a barrier.
Fair contracts. Real partnerships. Mutual respect.
Cross-border employment done right creates opportunity on both sides.
Why We Believe It
Believing something on paper is easy. Living it is not. There's a moment when you realize no one is coming to hand you the perfect job, the perfect environment, or the perfect timing — and that the gap between your ideas and your life is often execution, not creativity.
TribeZ started with a simple question about fairness for global talent. But the same question kept showing up in the community: how do you build something real while your life is still in motion? Programs like TribeZ Spaces and the Founding Builder Cohort exist so “betting on yourself” isn't a slogan — it's a container: supported, seen, and built for people who are ready to ship.
The Diaspora Bridge Initiative is the next extension of that: because fair pay and a fair shot still require something built on the other side — and the right team to help you build it.
Two Tracks. One Mission.
Track 1
Founding Builder Cohort
A 90-day guided program for founders who are ready to turn a strong idea into a working MVP, validate it with real users, and launch with momentum.
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Diaspora Bridge Initiative
Cross-border employment connecting US founders and businesses with vetted Brazilian developers — with full compliance and transparent pricing.
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TribeZ is powered by Velopde, our HR servicing firm that ensures every client and developer is legally protected, fairly compensated, and efficiently onboarded. Together, TribeZ + Velopde provide the infrastructure for compliant cross-border employment — so founders can focus on building, not paperwork.
Meet Our Founder
Rebecca A. Robinson is an international businesswoman, spiritual strategist, and tech consultant with roots in Atlanta, GA and branches across the world. She has helped Fortune 500s and scrappy startups alike build systems that work for people — not just profits. Through TribeZ, she is bringing her vision full circle: a world where people can work freely, get paid fairly, and build what they came here to build.