European tech funding hits €100 billion; Plant-based oyster poboys; 2022 reports galore!
A weekly newsletter for Black and Brown women (and our allies) highlighting entrepreneurship and venture capital in the tech ecosystem
Welcome to Issue #73 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
State of European Tech in 2021
-Atomico
Three Steps to the Future
-Benedict Evans
How to Retrofit Your Enterprise With Social Principles? It's Surprisingly Simple and (Likely) Long Overdue
-Chid Liberty / Inc
Crypto Theses for 2022: Key trends, people, companies, and projects to watch across the crypto landscape, with predictions for 2022
-Messari
Building an Angel Army
-Jason Yeh
State of Fashion 2022: An uneven recovery and new frontiers
-McKinsey
Beyond Silicon Valley: Coastal dollars and local investors accelerate early-stage startup funding across the US
-Revolution and Pitchbook
OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDING & COMPETITIONS
Complete the Women Founder Survey 2021 by The Vegan Women Summit if you are a woman founder or CEO in the future of food, fashion, beauty, or biotech. Reply before December 12, 2021.
Carbon13’s Venture Builder is looking for founders who are ready to build startups that can reduce emissions by millions of tonnes. The program is for founders who are pre-investment or pre-team or even pre-idea. Apply by December 13, 2021.
Women of Color in Health & Wellness PITCH Event in Miami. Winner will receive up to $75,000 in non-dilutive funding. Review criteria and email to apply to event happening on December 17, 2021.
Enygma Ventures is looking for woman founded/led businesses looking to raise seed capital. Businesses must be post-revenue and in Southern or East Africa. Deadline December 31, 2021.
Need a hand branding your new tech venture or think your brand could use a refresh? London-based marketing agency bbp help start-ups to Fortune 500s build their brands, and they’re offering their services pro bono to help a tech entrepreneur of color get their business seen and heard. To be considered for this exciting opportunity, simply click here to answer a few quick questions. Apply by December 20, 2021.
Just Tech Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council, is looking for applicants for their inaugural cohort. The fellowship supports and mobilizes diverse and cross-sector cohorts of researchers and practitioners to imagine and create more just, equitable, and representative technological futures. Deadline January 2, 2022.
3rd Annual Black New Venture Competition at Harvard Business School. Winning founders will be awarded $275k in non-dilutive capital and access to top investors. Apply by January 9, 2022.
UPCOMING (VIRTUAL) EVENTS
Startups Without Borders Summit 2021. Panel-Women in VC: How to break a massive ceiling. Use code SWBXSGA to get free access to panel and summit, December 12, 2021.
INVEST'I 5th E-Pitch Session, featuring 5 amazing Tunisian startups!
Sectors: HR-Tech | Food-Tech | Ed-Tech | Health-Tech | Insure-Tech, December 14, 2021.
The role of Black Philanthropy in activism and social justice. Hosted and moderated by Ben Jealous, this dialogue between Tyrone McKinley Freeman and Katherina ‘Kat’ Rosqueta will take a look at the history and perception of Black philanthropy in the United States. December 14, 2021.
Ingressive Capital Early Stage Startup Event, December 16, 2021.
ACE AI Lab: Final Demo Day. Three student teams will present results of the AI challenges they have been working on the past 12 weeks. The challenges are provided by OLVG, Spaarne Labs and KraftHeinz. December 16, 2021.
ON OUR RADAR
Kickstarter plans to move its crowdfunding platform to the blockchain.
Africa’s leaders call out discriminatory omicron travel bans.
Female Founders in Short Supply at Enterprise Tech Startups.
BAME acronym: UK broadcasters commit to avoiding catch-all term.
PEOPLE / ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Midas List Europe 2021.
Iris Ventures is a new, €100m female-led fund shaking up the world of consumer brands.
Black Ops Ventures Launches New Seed Fund to Invest in Outstanding Black Tech Founders.
Twilio Ventures is a $50 million fund created to invest in companies using Twilio or those who are working on innovative adjacent ideas.
uLesson, a Nigerian ed-tech startup, has secured $15 million in Series B funding.
Zane Venture Fund Closes $1M Diverse Investor Initiative
Cross-Border Impact Ventures Launches New Impact Fund with Commitments of US$30 Million.
BBC 100 Women 2021.
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