About one-fifth of the largest rounds to Black-founded companies in 2022 went to health care startups bridging gaps in the system, per Crunchbase...
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From health care to fintech to consumer goods, Black-founded U.S. startups raised large venture rounds in 2022 in a wide range of sectors and added...
While venture funding in the U.S. overall dropped nearly a third in 2022, Black-founded startups were hit disproportionately by the decline...
The current market downturn is presenting a crossroads for LPs, and it's time for them to turn their attention to investing in diverse founders...
As accelerator programs regain their groove following a couple years of pandemic disruptions, it looks like the options are getting even broader...
The venture ecosystem is dealing with a barrier, more well known as a “concrete ceiling.” Oftentimes, social, gender and socioeconomic factors play...
Funding to U.S.-based Latine-founded companies plummeted more than 80% in third-quarter 2022, both quarter over quarter and year over year.
Venture funding to Black-founded startups in the U.S. was $324 million in the second quarter of this year—a steep drop from prior quarters when...
Female-founded companies account for less than one-fourth of venture funding recipients in every U.S. state with a startup scene.
There’s no doubt that venture capital has earned a reputation as being inaccessible to many underrepresented groups, but thankfully that is changing...
For the past year, we’ve chronicled the challenges and triumphs of a very diverse group of early-stage startup entrepreneurs as they’ve grown their...
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