Climate tech SPAC boom; Ageism in startups; #blackwomensequalpayday.
A weekly newsletter for Black and Brown women highlighting entrepreneurship and venture capital in the tech ecosystem.
Welcome to Issue #61 of For Colored Girls Who Tech, a weekly newsletter for Black and Brown women (and our allies) highlighting entrepreneurship and venture capital in the tech ecosystem. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to partner with us or share stories, tips, or questions. If you enjoy our content, we encourage you to like this post above and share it with your community.
INSIGHTS
Widening the Aperture: Family Office Investment Insights
-Goldman Sachs
How to build a great tech team at Seed stage
-Cyprien Hallé / Samaipata
Why investors are raising climate tech funds at a torrid pace
-Priyamvada Mathur / PitchBook
Beyond Silicon Valley: The six cities building the future of the global tech industry.
-Rest of World
Ageism in startups: to all the oldies out there
-Albane Bressolle and Judith Tripard
OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDING & COMPETITIONS
Breaking Boundaries Collaboration Challenge is an online pitch competition with the VHA Innovation Ecosystem to foster collaboration between the public and private sectors to further advance healthcare resources provided to U.S. Veterans. Submit pitch by July 30, 2021.
Pow Wow Pitch is a pitch competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs. This year, more than 1,000 Indigenous entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses online for a chance to win cash prizes ranging from $500 to $25,000 CAD. Apply by July 31, 2021.
All Raise Funder Program. Apply to All Raise Associate + Partner Cohorts + VC Champions by August 6, 2021.
Incubateur HEC Paris. Apply to their program and become one of the 200+ entrepreneurs working together in their space within Station F. Due August 16, 2021.
UPCOMING (VIRTUAL) EVENTS
HBCU VC Fellowship is accepting applications for its 5th Class of fellows. Information sessions for interested applicants on July 27, 2021 & August 5, 2021. Applications close August 22, 2021.
U.S.-Africa Business Summit 2021: A Virtual Conference by the Corporate Council on Africa, July 27-29, 2021.
Think in Color 2021: A summit that amplifies the voices of underrepresented entrepreneurs who are experts in creating, marketing, and selling digital products. July 27-28, 2021.
BCS EMBRACE Gaming : How gaming has become the most diverse audiences, July 28, 2021.
Facebook's first EMEA Venture Capital Summit. July 28, 2021.
Africa Proptech Forum Start-Up Day. StartUps from East, West, Southern & Central Africa (3 per region), will pitch their businesses’ and ideas live at StartUP Day by the Africa Proptech Forum. July 28, 2021.
Africa Founder Showcase: Watch Top Alumni of FI Africa Pitch during the Founders Showcase 2021 by Founder Institute, July 29, 2021.
PitchBook Webinar: US VC in Q2 2021: Rebounding in full force. August 4, 2021.
ON OUR RADAR
Twitter trials upvote and downvote buttons.
The climate tech SPAC boom is just beginning.
A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part I.
The Olympic ‘Anti-Sex’ Cardboard Beds, Explained.
PEOPLE / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ursula Burns, former Xerox CEO added to Endeavor Board of Directors.
Aperture Venture Capital closes first round of $75M corporate diversity fund.
Samir Kaji and Hana Yang raised $5 million for Allocate to open up venture capital fund access.
HYPER by Product Hunt: Product Hunt now has a venture fund.
50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech by Computer Weekly.
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