Herndon startup among five to get grants from inaugural Fairfax Founders Fund
Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust with NearStar Fusion CEO Amit Singh and Vice President and co-founder Christopher Faranetta (via NearStar Fusion/FCEDA) A medical device printer in Herndon is among five local companies that will receive funding from Fairfax County’s new grant program for startups. 3D Orthobiologic Solutions (3DOS), which launched in 2019, seeks
Latinx Beauty Brand Founders Share How Consumers Inspire Them
Jessica Alba, founder of The Honest Company“Growing up, I struggled to find examples of diverse beauty icons, and that experience has profoundly shaped how we approach Honest Beauty today. I was always determined to pave a path for those who didn’t fit the typical beauty mold of Anglo/Caucasian. I remember feeling
Inside LBAN’s Startup Initiative to Empower Latino Founders
Latino Business Action Network-LBAN FB Silicon Valley-based nonprofit Latino Business Action Network is launching a startup accelerator focused on expanding equitable access to funding for Latino founders in a partnership with one of the countries top banks and Stanford University.LBAN's goal is to strengthen the U.S. economy by empowering Latino Entrepreneurship through
LBAN Launches Startup Accelerator to Expand Funding Access for Latino Founders
LBAN, a nonprofit organization based in Silicon Valley, has partnered with Stanford University to launch the first-ever Startup Accelerator focused on providing equitable access to funding for Latino founders. With the support of JPMorgan Chase, the program will match 40 Latino-founded startups with Latino-friendly capital providers such as venture capitalists, bankers,
Additional $1 million in grants and services allocated for diverse founders
Antares, a private credit manager, in partnership with Hello Alice, a multi-channel platform that helps companies launch and grow, recently announced that, for the second year in a row, it will allocate $1 million of its own capital to diverse founders.The initiative, which is part of Antares' REACH program, is a
Botco.ai Picked By Google For Startups Latino Founders Fund
Botco.ai – a GenAI Chat Cloud company – recently announced Google had selected it as a recipient of $150,000 in cash as part of Google’s Latino Founder Fund, which aims to support Latino entrepreneurs in the United States. Based out of Costa Rica, Botco.ai CEO Rebecca Clyde co-founded the company in
Three Dallas Entrepreneurs Among Google for Startups Black, Latino Founders Fund Recipients » Dallas Innovates
From left: Calvin Waddy, Taylor Shead, and Roberto Inetti.
Amazon Web Services announces second year of startup investments for Latino founders
Despite Latinos comprising a significant proportion of the population, the same cannot be said for the entrepreneurial market, with Latinos receiving a disproportionately small share of investment funds.As a part of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) three-year commitment to provide $30 million to startups founded by diverse leaders from underrepresented communities, they
Founders That Look Like Us – LX
Black and Latinx Entrepreneurs Share Challenges In New Docuseries. An original three-part series from Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs interviews
Endeavor Miami Selects 10 Latinx Founders for EndeavorLAB Cohort
Endeavor Miami has announced its ninth EndeavorLAB cohort, designed to support underrepresented founders in Florida in building a foundation for scale. The cohort for Latinx founders will be powered by VensureHR. The initiative leverages Endeavor’s over 20 years of knowledge and best-in-class services and tools used to support entrepreneurs worldwide. The cohort