@blackfounders

Dedicated to increasing the number of successful black entrepreneurs in tech.

 San Francisco - Worldwide
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Joined February 2011
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This TechStars cohort is one to consider if you’re working on anything in the aging tech and longevity space. Applications are due next Wednesday! – at San Francisco, CA
Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator@TS_Longevity21 Sep 2022
Applications for the next @Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator in partnership with @pivotalventures, a @melindagates company, are due one week from today on Sept 28. Learn more and apply here - tsta.rs/FmkL50KPLlF
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Someone @janelopez2247 is impersonating me with stolen content. Please report them and don’t let them scam you if they reach out pretending to be me. @TwitterSupport
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Today, on #InternationalWomensDay, I’m releasing an excerpt from our upcoming piece on the role of women as ‘market makers’ in the consumer economy The economic activity of women is the 2nd layer of @cakeventures & an (often missed) opportunity for alpha medium.com/@cakeventures/fin… – at Colorado, USA

Finding Alpha: Women and the Consumer Economy (Excerpt)

Women have been targeted as consumers since the earliest days of American consumerism. From Ford advertising a Model T as “an ideal car for…

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imessien.eth@imessien20 Jan 2021
#HBCU students should apply to this amazing opportunity building startups using #TechForGood Check it out @HBCUvc
Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge@CiscoChallenge18 Jan 2021
#MLKJr writes in his autobiography that he first learned of nonviolent resistance at his alma matter @Morehouse. #HBCUs provide much-needed hubs of academic diversity. We are offering $50K USD to #HBCU students and alums using #TechForGood. #MLKDay ow.ly/Qf5550Da1K1
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I'm hanging out with a few Wisconsin companies today and they are sooooo good! #midwestvc
Wisconsin Technology Council@WiscTechCouncil6 Oct 2020
💡Don't miss this: Registration open for #ESSWI Nov. 9-11. ✔️Amazing speakers, panels, #investors, #startup awards, #trep pitches, #entrepreneur presentations and so much more await you! Network with other attendees on our virtual @vfairs platform. 📲 wisearlystage.com
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Before #BlackBuisnessMonth ends I'd like to share some helpful organizations that support women, minority and LGBTQ+ owned businesses. @nationalurbanleague @usblackchambers @blackfounders @USMBDA @HelloAlice @SBAgov . . . . .
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“We’re making it clear this is not a social impact fund… We’re capitalists at heart” - @CandiceBrackeen thanks @ozy for the awesome cover! bit.ly/3ayno1o
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I’m doing SaaStr @ Home with @mercebent and @JuneAngelides on September 3 to give advice on how to raise money from your living room and whether investors are adapting to making investments on Zoom. Session registration is live now at SaastrAnnual.com
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Erica Brescia
@ericabrescia5 Aug 2020
Join @NSBE @Career_Karma @fastly @figmadesign @github @joinHandshake @wonderschools @Grubhub and others to raise $500,000 and give away 5,000+ laptops to the communities who need them most to reskill and prepare for the Great Rehiring: careerkarma.com/reskill-amer… #ReskillAmerica

Find & Compare Career Training Programs | Career Karma

Compare career training programs in tech, trades, and skilled careers. Get matched to programs based on your goals, learning style, and budget.

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Thank you @MoniqueWoodard for representing our voices with the SEC.
Monique Woodard
@MoniqueWoodard4 Aug 2020
Early call time, but worth it to talk to the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee about access and pathways to capital. And got to hear from folks like @rodneysampson @lesamitchell @densilporteous and nee committee member Kesha Cash.
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Alex Mitchell@Amitch590315 Jul 2020
The funding rt for Black founders is 10X below demographic equity. This should make you angry. Isn't pipeline problem - Latina/ Black-women led startups have grown at highest rt. medium.com/@Amitch5903/10-mi… @BGirlVentures @Code2040 @BlackGirlsCode @blackfounders #equity #startup
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Lo Toney@lo_toney26 Jun 2020
Replying to @rednieves
Thanks! We want all GPs to make this pledge! @Yale has ~$30B! They could never receive another donation and that institution will live on in some form until the end of time. I really want people to consider making them to HBCUs.
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Lo Toney@lo_toney26 Jun 2020
We are working with top tier service providers to create standard docs to remove the friction and make the pledge easy for both GPs + founders (in this sense founder stock). Who wants to join us? #HBCUonepercentpledge
Lo Toney@lo_toney26 Jun 2020
I could not be happier for @PlexoCapital GP @Base10Partners team for their work to deliver superior returns and their leadership on diversity. When I started our firm in 2018, I committed to Dr Harvey that I would donate a portion of my carry to @_HamptonU #hamptonproud
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Abolitionist Teaching and the Future of our Schools – 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, EDT To register: bit.ly/2AFKrtN

Abolitionist Teaching and the Future of Our Schools

A conversation with Bettina Love, Gholdy Muhammad, Dena Simmons and Brian Jones about abolitionist teaching and antiracist education.

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Corey Scholes@AKASMOM12 Jun 2020
I’m registered are you?? If you have never heard @DenaSimmons speak, treat yo self 🙌🏽
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Brian@MrStartup8 Jun 2020
After 9 years as a VC, I have learned some things that I think can help, and I'm going to keep it simple. Here are three immediate actions VC firms can take to fund Black founders and hire Black investors: bit.ly/fundblackfounders #hireorwire
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