Only around $730 million — or 0.4% of all funding — went to startups with a Black founder or co-founder last year, per Crunchbase data. That’s the lowest share in years, and down more than two-thirds from just three years ago.
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Using Crunchbase data, we ranked five of this year’s most heavily funded companies with a female CEO and founder.
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VCs have disproportionate power in determining the fate of founders, and in times like these should be using that power to create a community. In...
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