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 | Venture Capital
Established in 2017, Essence Ventures is an independent Black-owned venture capital firm. Through it, Dennis creates an environment in which Black entrepreneurs can flourish, scale their businesses and generate generational wealth. Richelieu Dennis , the...
Jun 13, 2022 | Venture Capital, Women
In the first half of 2021, $137 billion was invested in US startups. From this mountain of cash, black entrepreneurs received just one percent, while women-only founded companies received a measly two percent. The figures aren’t broken out for Black women...
Jan 31, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
Marcus Whitney stands out in Nashville’s huge health care sector as an investor in startups. In addition to his venture capital firm, he’s organized an annual health tech conference and co-founded the city’s pro soccer club. And often, he’s the only Black man in...
Oct 18, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
Several members of a Greek fraternity have collaborated with several Black and brown executives to launch an initiative that will allow Black entrepreneurs to gain capital that will help grow their business. According to Watch The Yard, 18 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity...
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