Sep 18, 2023 | Technology, Venture Capital
Being Black in tech can be an unfriendly place, a reality I’ve encountered. However, the road becomes even more formidable when you’re a Black founder in tech. The stark statistics reinforce this reality. TechCrunch’s report revealing...
Jul 31, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Technology, Venture Capital
Serial entrepreneur and M&A lawyer Luke Cooper started and sold two enterprise technology companies between 2006 and 2020. Cooper, who grew up in public housing in Bridgeport, Ct., the son of struggling single mother, he’s now tapping the full range of his...
Jul 17, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Technology
Lightship Capital, led by general partner Brian Brackeen and his wife and cofounder Candice Matthews Brackeen, is a venture capital fund based in Cincinnati. Their mission is to invest in exceptional businesses led by founders of color, LBGTQ+, women,...
Jun 12, 2023 | Leadership, Technology
Issa Rae is always rooting for everyone Black, especially in areas where they have been notoriously underrepresented. Her latest move is a testament to that. According to a recent announcement, Rae will keynote Black Tech Week, an annual conference focused on...
Feb 6, 2023 | Business, Leadership, Technology
Black residents make up about 3 percent of Santa Clara County’s population, but the impact of Black leaders on the region is undeniable — even while facing adversity. The Black community in Silicon Valley and across the nation face systemic disparities: The population...
Dec 19, 2022 | Media, Technology
Today, two former Twitter employees announced the creation of a new social platform, Spill, designed as an alternative to the bird app catering to “culture drivers” and serving as a refuge for creators from Black Twitter. Alphonzo “Phonz”...
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