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Welcome back to Found. This week we are joined by James Wagoner, the co-founder and CEO of Joule Case, a startup that is creating a…
How well do you remember everything that happened this year? Quiz yourself and find out!
On the inside of the notebook Google gave out at its K&I Black Summit, it reads verbatim, “I was just cotton the moment, but I…
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by David Rogier, the founder and…
The fund is technically a nonprofit with a debt fund attached.
A leaked document shines new light on the fund’s relationship with Mastercard and the embattled grant program.
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Neil Batlivala, the CEO and…
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Founders: Pay attention to what happened with OpenAI’s board
Though no one knows precisely what happened, a common theory is that Altman’s for-profit efforts became at odds with the mission-driven nonprofit board.
Welcome back to Found, where we get to the stories behind the startups. Becca and Dom are joined by Lisa Bubbers and Anna Harman, co-founders of the ear piercing company…
The Fund was founded in 2014 to back female-founded companies at an early stage, focusing on everything from climate tech to healthcare, generative AI, and science-backed lifestyle companies.
Tamar Huggins created the platform with her 13-year-old daughter, and hopes to target the Black Gen Z community.
Keychain seeks to use artificial intelligence to help brands find their perfect manufacturing partners.
Social media app Spill has come to be a bright spot for users in the post-Twitter era.
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Black founders still care for Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank was in Austin at AfroTech this week, sponsoring and hosting parties in an effort to rebuild trust among Black founders.
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What not to do when getting your grocery startup off the ground — with Abhi Ramesh from Misfits Market
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Abhi Ramesh, the founder and CEO at Misfits Market, the…
HBCUvc said it hopes the partnership leads to more opportunities for HBCU students and alumni to tap into tech.
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom talk about the seemingly endless slate of rainy Saturdays here on the east…
Even with some criticisms, most VC think that the state’s effort to track diversity data is worth it.
Funding to Black founders is only getting worse after the promises made in 2020.
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The fight for venture equality heads to court
Equity won’t come just via a gesture of goodwill; it now must be ratified in the courts.
Whether the news is good or bad depends on how you see water poured midway in a cup.
The Alliance encourages firms and investors to collect diversity data and increase the number of women and minorities hired and funded annually.
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen posted a manifesto on the a16z website, calling for “techno-optimism” in a frenzied, 5,000-word blog post that somehow manages to re-invent Reaganomics, propose the colonization of…
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Investors suggest funds prepare for the fallout of the Fearless Fund lawsuit, not worry about it
To find out how the industry is reacting to this decision, TechCrunch+ spoke with one founder and four fund managers at venture firms that back women or founders of color.
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Giovanni Fili, the founder and…
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California passes law mandating VC firms to release investments’ diversity information
This is the United States’ first piece of legislation that aims to increase diversity within the venture capital landscape.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and…
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Fearless Fund barred from awarding grant to Black women founders
Experts and venture industry insiders following the Fearless Fund case remain dumbfounded as it continues to unfold.
Erin Harkless Moore talks about Pivotal Ventures’ investment strategy, and its future.
Which do you prefer: Regulators working to contain market power or a potential ceiling being set on exit values for the companies that you back?
