How to Get Funded as a Female Minority-Led Tech Startup
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Often faced with hostile boardrooms and panels that are 95 percent to 100 percent white male, it's fair to say that as a female visible minority, I've not had the easiest of rides while looking for investment since I founded my company in 2013.
What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem – TechCrunch
Sesie Bonsi is the founder and CEO of Bleu, a financial technology platform focused on enabling touchless payment experiences. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S. hit nearly $1.8 billion in the first half of 2021 — a fourfold increase from the previous year. But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white,
L’Attitude Ventures cierra un fondo de $100 millones destinado a fundadores latinos con sede en EE. UU.
Menos del 1% de las empresas propiedad de latinos recibieron financiamiento de las 500 principales firmas de capital de riesgo y capital privado en 2020, según un informe de Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative, aunque 19% de las empresas propiedad de latinos en los EE. UU. estaban relacionadas con la tecnología.Los cofundadores
Opinion: Minority founders need venture capitalists to break old habits
Black Americans in particular have been severely hampered by representational disparities in corporate and startup America because of historical and current patterns of exclusion. These deeply rooted patterns contribute to the VC and investment community in Chicago being a walled garden that’s hard to penetrate. As Brian Lowery, a professor at
VC Funding To Early-Stage Latinx-Founded Startups In The US Has Stalled. Here’s Why That Matters
Editor’s note: This article is part of Something Ventured, an ongoing series by Crunchbase News examining diversity and access to capital in the venture-backed startup ecosystem. Access the full project here. Tai Adaya launched skin care startup HABIT in mid-2020 and within a year the company was profitable and viral on social
Ventract, LLC – Minority-Owned ‘Tech Startup Is in a Race to Be the First Artificial Intelligent Property Management Procurement Officer’
NORWALK, Conn., February 22, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ventract has been a breath of fresh air in the Property Management Industry, which has relied on an outdated and cost-intensive approach when contracting projects. Property management companies typically are required to receive 3 bids or more in larger scale projects. Thus, creating a months-long process
PledgeLA, GRID110 Seek Black and Latinx Founders in LA
Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.Despite Black- and Latinx-led startups raising record amounts of funding in 2021, the fact remains that the startup scene—and the venture capital industry that funds it—remains overwhelmingly white. Of the $330 billion raised
Kim Guerra, Founder of Brown Badass Bonita, Talks Empowering Latinas
Digame is a monthly series featuring prominent Latinx leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and public figures uplifting the community and making a difference.Kim Guerra is a queer woman of color, a writer, advocate, and entrepreneur who founded Brown Badass Bonita, a brand and movement dedicated to self-love and empowering her community. Kim is the