Exploring Africa's Gender Gap; A unique Venture Capital MBA; #Tudum
A weekly newsletter for Black and Brown women highlighting entrepreneurship and venture capital in the tech ecosystem.
Welcome to Issue #62 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.
Happy Fall season! Happy Hispanic Heritage Month to all of our Latinx subscribers!
First and foremost, my apologies to all of my loyal readers who have sent emails and DMs asking for the return of the newsletter. I had a slew of travel engagements that took me from Europe, to the US, to Southern African this month. Unfortunately, with limited time on my hands, and a two-year old on my hip, I was unable to get everything done to make the Sunday deadline. But, we’re back in action and the next long break won’t be until the holiday season. As always, 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
Something Ventured: Despite Blockbuster Venture Investment, Female Founders’ Share Of VC Funding Falls
-Joanna Glasner / Crunchbase
In Search of Equity: Exploring Africa's Gender Gap in Startup Finance
- Briter Bridges in partnership with The World Bank’s Gender Innovation Lab
Latin America Digital Transformation Report 2021
-Atlantico
The Minimum Viable Testing Process for Evaluating Startup Ideas
-Gagan Biyani
How to Impress VCs with your Startup Model (Part 1): Tactical Tips for Financial Modeling
-Claire Biernacki / BBG Ventures InvestorBG
64 female founders and investors to know
-Kelly Knickerbocker / Pitchbook
16 Black female founders in the UK who have raised funding
-Riddhi Kanetkar / Sifted
OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDING & COMPETITIONS
Uncap is looking at funding 100 local entrepreneurs in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda & Rwanda, with tickets from $10K-$50K through a revenue-based financing model. Apply by September 29, 2021.
Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp (WEB) is a virtual program that gives you access to experts, VC feedback, networking, and more. Get Series A Ready: Leverage Your Company’s Value to Accelerate Growth. Apply by September 30, 2021.
The Rise program, hosted by Republic and featuring industry experts from across the Republic network will guide a select cohort of early stage startup founders through all aspects of the fundraising process. Due October 1, 2021.
$25k Latinx Pitch Competition led by Latinx VCs! Finals will be live streamed October 6 with judges. Apply by October 1, 2021.
Included VC 2022: A unique ‘Venture Capital MBA’
Global VCs have come together to create change in the world of Venture Capital. 100 outstanding individuals will have a chance to learn about VC directly from leading VCs. Apply by October 18, 2021.
£20,000 grant fund for Black-owned small businesses in the UK, seeded by PayPal. Apply by October 24, 2021.
The FTxSDG Challenge, powered by the Financial Times and Seedstars, has a mission to empower impact-driven entrepreneurs in emerging markets through a startup competition split in thematic challenges based on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. November 1, 2021.
The 14th Annual SXSW Pitch applications are open. The 2022 SXSW Pitch will feature 45 Interactive technology companies from 9 different categories. November 11, 2021.
Match-Up is an annual showcase hosted at L’ATTITUDE that matches early-stage Latino entrepreneurs with institutional capital and strategic partners. Select showcases compete on the L’ATTITUDE main stage for the title of “Latino Entrepreneur of the Year” and investments ranging from $500,000 to $1,500,000.
UPCOMING (VIRTUAL) EVENTS
The SaaStr Equality, Inclusion and Balance Program. Underrepresented founders and investors can apply for a free pass, September 27-29, 2021.
Confluencer Con 2021: The Art and Business of Bringing People Together by Topia, September 28, 2021.
4th edition of the Africa Resilience Forum (ARF 2021), designed and hosted by the African Development Bank Group, September 28 – 30, 2021.
Africa-Dubai Investment Business Summit Dubai 2021, September 29-30, 2021.
Emerging Fund Manager Workshop – Navigating Fund Setup, Ops, and more, hosted by Silicon Vally Bank, September 29, 2021.
Fundraising via Small-Cap IPO Webinar hosted by HF.Capital, London Stock Exchange and Future Africa, September 30, 2021.
Angel Connect - Successful Syndication by African Angel Academy. Syndicating deals – best practice for doing deals with multiple investors and across borders. September 28, 2021
Women in Tech: Mission Possible! hosted by Partech Shaker. Webinar in French. September 30, 2021
#DSLive4 - Content, Community & Capital. #DSLive, created by the Debut Sessions, is a live Pitch Competition, open for the whole tech community to attend for free. September 30, 2021.
ON OUR RADAR
China declares all crypto-currency transactions illegal.
Ethiopian gallery Addis Fine Art to open space in London.
Sweden says goodbye to parking spaces, hello to meeting places.
PEOPLE / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Quartz Africa Innovators 2021: Female innovators lead the way.
Edith W. Cooper, a former Goldman Sachs executive was elected to Amazon’s board of directors.
Black Venture Capital Consortium and Ford Foundation close $7.5 Million fund led by students from HBCUs.
Google for Startups Black Founders Fund announced the next 50 recipients of their second Black Founders Fund in the U.S.
Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham, founders of Marshmallow, a Black Owned Insurtech Startup in UK hit a billion dollar valuation.
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