Why Diversity is Necessary To Make Venture Capital Future-Ready

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Business • Diversity • Startups • Venture

Why Diversity is Necessary To Make Venture Capital Future-Ready

April 13, 2022

Only 4 percent of VCs are Black, and just over 1 percent of VC-funded companies have a Black founder. Can VC address the root of the problem? Reggie...

Base10 Partners co-founders TJ Nahigian and Adeyemi Ajao

Business • Diversity • Venture

Base10 Partners Raises $460M Fund For Early-Stage Startups

Gené Teare

April 5, 2022

San Francisco-based Base10 Partners raised a $460 million fund—its largest to date—to invest in early stage startups.

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Business • Diversity

Chief, A Private Network For Women Executives, Raises $100M And Becomes A Female-led Unicorn Startup

Marlize van Romburgh

March 31, 2022

Chief, a private network designed to help more businesswomen rise into positions of power, raised a $100 million Series B investment led by CapitalG...

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Business • Diversity • Venture

2021 Study Of Gender Diversity On Private Company Boards

Ann Shepherd

March 29, 2022

When it comes to board diversity, public companies attract the most scrutiny. How do high-growth private companies—those often credited with driving...

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Diversity

VCs: This Is Why You’re Not Investing In Black Women, And Here’s How To Change That

Guest Author

March 22, 2022

For those eager to see meaningful progress in funding for woman- and diverse-owned businesses, there is a disconnect to confront, writes Ty...

Business • Diversity • Public Markets • Venture

The Herd Of Female-Founded Unicorn Companies Continues To Grow in 2022

Gené Teare

March 21, 2022

According to Crunchbase data, a total of 595 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board last year, far exceeding the numbers in prior years. Of...

Illustration of 50+ woman on smartphone. [Dom Guzman]

Business • Diversity • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Venture

Women’s Healthtech Has A Policy Problem

Guest Author

March 17, 2022

Investors have seen the light. They have increasingly supported a growing number of female-led, women’s health startups. This is necessary and...

Diversity

One Female VC’s 5 Suggestions For Closing The VC Gender Gap

Guest Author

March 16, 2022

Only 14 percent of check writers in US VC firms are female, highlighting the significant gap that remains between females and their male counterparts...

Business • Diversity • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Behind The Scenes Of Black Founders Matters’ First Fund

Sophia Kunthara

March 8, 2022

Black Founders Matter, a new VC firm focused on investing in Black founder-led companies, closed $3 million for its first fund.

Diversity

A Woman’s World: Trusting Your Gut In A Room Full of Men

Guest Author

March 7, 2022

In a world of business where women are still having to tackle bigger barriers than their male counterparts, women must trust their own knowledge to...