March 5, 2026
As the technology landscape evolves, the focus on diversity and inclusion within startup ecosystems has never been more critical. Diverse startups- led by founders from varied […]
August 5, 2025
Fearless Fund CEO and founding partner Arian Simone has launched Fearless Freedom, an initiative to advance economic inclusion What Fearless Freedom is About This initiative is […]
February 16, 2025
Latina-led Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm Ulu Ventures has raised $208 million for its fourth fund. The raise marks a 50% increase from its $138 million […]
January 22, 2025
Diversity and inclusion are corporate buzzwords today, but most Black professionals would argue that these ubiquitous words don’t translate to equitable access. Aliyah Jones, a 26-year-old […]
September 11, 2024
Fearless Fund has agreed to shut down its Strivers Grant program, a significant blow to the diversity, equity, and inclusion movement. The Atlanta-based venture capital firm […]
May 23, 2024
Apple Inc. has hired Cynthia Bowman as its new diversity chief as the iPhone maker seeks to make its workforce more inclusive. Banking veteran Cynthia Bowman […]
February 28, 2024
Black Tech Nation Ventures, a Pittsburgh-based venture firm, has announced the close of a $50 million inaugural fund. BTN.vc launched in 2021 to address the funding […]
January 30, 2024
Atlanta-based VC firm Fearless Fund heads back to court tomorrow as the legal battle over its grant funding for Black women-owned businesses continues. They will be […]
January 25, 2024
Former Snap executive Oona King has joined Uber as its Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. King who has more than twenty years of experience in leadership […]
October 2, 2023
The Fearless Fund suit is heating up in Atlanta’s 11th Circuit. A panel of three appellate judges on Saturday temporarily blocked Fearless Fund from awarding its $20,000 […]
April 19, 2021
Renowned diversity and inclusion (D&I) expert Barbara Whye has been appointed to the board of financial and accounting cloud software company BlackLine. Whye, who is currently […]
March 1, 2021
The last few decades have seen companies get serious about their efforts to increase diversity in their workforces. An estimated $8 bn every year is spent […]