VCs and founders are finding life easy in the Big Easy The good times are starting to roll in the New Orleans startup ecosystem. TechCrunch spoke to local founders and investors for…
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Who’s afraid of diversity quotas?
Who’s afraid of diversity quotas? Fashion: a sector known for influencing trends, creatives and perhaps the future of equity for Black entrepreneurs. Last week was the second Fifteen Percent Pledge gala, hosted…
Women-founded AI startups see a boost in VC funding
Women-founded AI startups see a boost in VC funding Funding to U.S.-based AI companies with at least one woman founder has steadily increased over the past few years, according to Crunchbase data….
AI is the next frontier — but for whom?
AI is the next frontier — but for whom? A few weeks ago, a founder told me it took three hours of endless clicking to find an AI-generated portrait of a Black…
Another All Raise CEO steps down
Another All Raise CEO steps down Less than a year after assuming the role, All Raise CEO Mandela SH Dixon has stepped down from her position at the nonprofit. The entrepreneur, who…