Not Being Funded by Venture Capitalists, Black People in Technology Are Creating Support for Themselves
Venture capital funding for Black start-ups reached $1.8 billion during the first half of 2021, which amounted to 1% of what was given overall...
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Business Pitch Challenge Finalist’s Advice to Black Entrepreneurs: Don’t Bother with Venture Capitalists
Black entrepreneur C.J. Mitchell on his experience pitching to investors and his somewhat surprising advice for others who are seeking funding....
Kapor Capital Impact Report Challenges other VCs to Invest in ‘Gap-Closing’ Companies
Investing in “impact” companies is good for business according to Kapor Capital's recent report. Since 2011, Kapor Capital has invested exclusively in Impact companies and,...
Top 20 Funds with Black and Latinx Venture Capital Investors
Harlem Capital recently released a database of 200 black and Latinx venture capital investors. Here are the venture capital firms currently making investments in diverse...
BLCK VC Wants to Increase The Number of Black Investors by 50% in Five Years
Frederik Groce is the founder of BLCK VC, a firm focused on connecting, empowering, and advancing aspiring and new black venture capitalists. By providing a...
How Twitter Helped Investor Arlan Hamilton Grow Her Business
Arlan Hamilton set down with Change Catalyst and now business partner, Wayne Sutton during the Tech Inclusion conference to discuss how she uses the platform...
Black Venture Capitalists Raising $370 Million This Year. How Much Will Go to Black Businesses?
In an extraordinary new development, funding for black businesses is flourishing. More than $370 million has been raised or planned this year to back black...
New Program Connects Entrepreneurs to Investors at TechConneXt
Over 150 vetted entrepreneurs joined us at TechConnext this year for our new program, TCX Fellows. The goal of the program is to highlight top-tier...
29-Year Old Venture Capitalist Talks Putting More Money in The Hands of Women of Color
As a 29-year-old vice president at Trimantium Capital and the founder of Twenty65 Fund, Abyah Nycole Wynn is a rare venture capitalist--a young woman of...
Rise of the Rest Seed-Funding Partner Talks Becoming a Venture Capitalist
"I think there are two main routes in venture capital or private equity, but I want to emphasize that these aren’t the only paths," says...