6 Emerging GPs selected for a $2.5M Diversity Commitment; The number of women-led VC funds is exploding; Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley; Netflix launched a HBCU bootcamp.
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Hello everyone and welcome back.
We're now just 9 days away from the US election. Nextdoor is making plans to go public. RIP Quibi. Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao swaps punching for payments. “Ugly Betty” is coming to South Africa and will feature the show’s first Black lead. Facebook Dating launches in Europe. Netflix launched a HBCU bootcamp. 25 moments in tech that defined the past 25 years. A brutal email from a founder to a former Board Member is making the rounds.
INSIGHTS
Yale’s David Swensen Puts Money Managers on Notice About Diversity.
-Juliet Chung and Dawn Lim / Wall Street Journal
How To Craft Your Elevator Pitch To LPs As An Emerging VC Fund Manager.
-Forbes / Ha Duong
Successful Co-Founder Dynamics
-Greylock Partners
New data shows the number of women-led VC funds is exploding
-Leslie Feinzaig / Fast Company
Hallo Research: Black Founder Funding Q3 2020
-Hallo Research
Meet the 6 Emerging GPs selected for our $2.5M Diversity Commitment
-Alpaca VC
OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDING & COMPETITIONS
Application to Pitch at Rise of the Rest Virtual Tour: Equity Edition, Powered by Revolution and OHUB. Apply by October 25, 2020.
Creative Enterprise Female Founders program. Due October 26, 2020.
The New Venture Competition (NVC) is a pitch competition for early-stage ventures, designed to showcase a new generation of Black innovators. Win up to $175,000 in non-equity financing. Apply by October 30, 2020.
BYP network pitch competition, ‘Shoot Your Shot’, welcomes five exciting start-ups to compete for a package of mentoring and support. October 30, 2020.
The W-GDP WomenConnect Challenge is a global call for solutions to improve women’s participation in everyday life by meaningfully changing the ways women access and use technology. Proposal deadline, November 6, 2020
Caress Dreams to Reality Fund. 150 grants of $1000 plus coaching scholarships to IFundWomen. Deadline to apply is November 13, 2020.
Apple Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers. The Entrepreneur Camp for Black founders inaugural session will run online from February 16 - 25, 2021. Apply by November 20, 2020.
UPCOMING (VIRTUAL) EVENTS
January Ventures-Prospective Founders Workshop: Taking the Leap, October 27, 2020.
Valor Ventures: 6 Startup Metrics to Raise a Seed Round, October 27, 2020.
Mozilla Builders Fix The Internet Showcase. October 29, 2020.
CHARLA: Bringing Latinx women into Angel Investing. October 29, 2020.
BYP Network Leadership Conference. A decade of proactive change. October 30, 2020.
VC University LIVE - SMU! November 12-14, 2020.
ON OUR RADAR
The 100K Pledge is tracking the progress of corporate commitments to Black economic justice.
Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America.
Warner Bros signs an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Black Lives Matter co-founder.
A Deepfake Porn Bot Is Being Used to Abuse Thousands of Women.
PEOPLE / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pope Francis named Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, as cardinal. He will be the first African American to hold such a position.
Salaam Coleman Smith has joined the Board of Directors of Pinterest.
Comcast Corporation Promotes Dalila Wilson-Scott to Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer.
Duolingo names Jim Shelton to Board of Directors.
Nicole Brown has been promoted to President of TriStar Pictures.
Drone Racing League brings on NBA champion Chris Bosh to lead new STEM Initiative for 2020 season.
Valerie Jarrett joins Ralph Lauren's board of directors.
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