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There’s been a consistent yearly decline in funding since the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

The hardline stance Oklahoma itself has taken against DEI is at odds with the efforts of its Tulsa tech hub.

A look back at some of the promises made by companies and investors following the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.

Beyond just giving women money, F5 Collective wants to create generational change for a billion women across India, Southeast Asia and Australia.

The backlash is only set to heat up come the 2024 election.

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.

Erin Harkless Moore talks about Pivotal Ventures’ investment strategy, and its future.

The U.K has taken the first steps to make its venture landscape more equitable. The U.S. could take notes.

As the role of the fund-of-funds model changes, this new version could prove to be the perfect vehicle to help diverse and emerging fund managers.

There are a few reasons why women don’t get as much investor interest as men, and none is surprising: extreme gender bias, starting at the pitch stage.

Emmeline Ventures invests in women founders building businesses that help other women manage their health, wealth and environment.

‘People talk about the financing gap, but most of the time, the most important gap is the information gap. You need to inform people.’

There is an increasing number of funds saying they are dedicated toward backing diverse founders.

For those with funds that are focused on backing diverse founders who are already working with less capital, the drawback is often the difference between another round or closing shop.

The result of an opaque funding environment is that a lot happens in secrecy. Founders keep their heads down, and people move in silence, especially people of color.

How Gaingels’ investor Lorenzo Thione is navigating the latest Golden Age of artificial intelligence.

Many Black founders in the U.K. are overmentored yet underfunded. This firm cuts straight to the chase by writing checks.

Network-focused startups have started getting a bad rep in startup land, but 2045 is actually bringing something new to the table.

Introductions for a soft landing can be crucial, but the real value lies in gleaning substantive feedback from experienced investors.

The lack of funding and dearth of DEI data suggests that the venture community writ large is overlooking a vast amount of untapped potential.

Women founders have received just 6.9% of venture dollars in climate tech in Q1, according to Crunchbase, which is down from 8.9% in 2022.

There are oodles of advantages to having a diverse workforce, but you can’t simply take your homogenous workforce, add diversity, stir and hope for the best.

Maillian talks about power in the industry, the changing landscape for Black women and Latinas, and what her next act will be.