Funding to Black & Latinx Founders 2021 report; Calling all visionaries; ‘World of Women’ NFTs
A weekly newsletter for Black and Brown women (and our allies) highlighting entrepreneurship and venture capital in the tech ecosystem.
Happy New Year!! Welcome to Issue #75 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. We’re back after a long and much needed winter break! 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
YC’s $500,000 Standard Deal
-Y Combinator
2020 Crunchbase Diversity Spotlight Report: Funding to Black & Latinx Founders 2021
-Crunchbase
An exceptional year for female founders still means a sliver of VC funding
-Jordan Rubio and Priyamvada Mathur / PitchBook
Thoughts on Y Combinator’s New Deal. A Perspective from Emerging Markets.
-Oo Nwoye
How to convert product-qualified leads [PQLs] into revenue
-Alexa Grabell / POCUS
‘World of Women’ NFTs Are Cracking Crypto’s Boys-Club Image
-Samantha Hissong / Rolling Stone
Ask an Investor: Twelve insights from Africa’s top investors
-Daniel Adeyemi /Tech Cabal
OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDING & COMPETITIONS
The Aiven Cluster startup program offers a $100,000 credit to help you build your data infrastructure using Aiven services, and technical expertise to help your startup grow – fast. Applications close January 16, 2021.
2021 Startup Canada Census-If you are a Canadian entrepreneur, or support the Canada tech ecosystem, please take 5 minutes to complete the Startup Canada 2021 census. Census will close on January 16, 2022.
Investor Forums for 55 early stage impact focused startups hosted by Village Capital in partnership with IBM. This is a great opportunity for investors to meet some of the leading startups in the fintech, health tech, edtech and data tech space with founders coming from all over the world! Sign-up today.
Huckletree’s Alpha Accelerator 2022. Themed around Urban Futures, this cohort will bring a fresh set of perspectives on how we make city living more sustainable and efficient for generations to come. This programme for pre-seed startups with at least one founder from an underrepresented background will supercharge the cohort towards raising their first seed round. Apply now.
Village Capital, under the Adaptation SME Accelerator Project (ASAP) will accelerate 16 SMEs and startups in Africa and Asia that are scaling market-based and contextualized solutions to critical climate adaptation and resilience challenges. Apply by January 31, 2022.
Ski Lift Pitch 2022 powered by CNM Ingenuity, brings together top startups from New Mexico actively seeking venture investment and an esteemed panel of judges from Venture Capital firms around the U.S. for a pitch event like no other to be held February 23-24, 2022 at Taos Ski Valley. Apply by January 20, 2022 to compete.
Geovation Accelerator Programme is for early stage pre-seed startups using location data in the property, energy or transport sector with a sustainability angle. The Programme offers 6 months of intensive support, workshops, access to data from Ordnance Survey and HM Land Registry, up to £20K in equity-free grant funding and much more. Apply by February 28, 2022.
UPCOMING (VIRTUAL) EVENTS
Future intersections of Play, Technology and Impact by Unconventional Ventures in partnership with Northzone and Lego Ventures, January 18, 2022.
Pivoting from Consulting into Startups, January 18, 2022.
Sustainability Startups in Retail & Consumer Demo Day. SAP.iO Foundry New York demo day is the graduation for participants in SAP’s external accelerator’s most recent cohort. January 18, 2022.
Women in VC Peer Circle. Unlocking skills that drive how women in VC adapt, innovate, and grow in a complex, ever-shifting world. A monthly facilitated peer circle where female investors can receive support, share resources, and change the future of VC together. January 19, 2022.
The Rising Tide Collective (a group of impact driven investors) are hosting their next virtual office hours open to all founders. January 20, 2022.
2022 European Private Capital Outlook webinar. January 20, 2022.
ProVeg Incubator and Zintinus present ... the foods of the future! The topic: The power of algae (micro and macro) in food tech; January 20, 2022.
The Practical Optimist: Live – an event for tech for good investors hosted by Bethnal Green Ventures, February 8, 2022.
TechCrunch Live: Heartbeat Health and Kindred Ventures, February 9, 2022.
ON OUR RADAR
Tech leaders are pushing to transform Zambia into Africa’s low-tax startup hub.
How the ‘Djokovic Affair’ Finally Came to an End.
Cows stuck indoors for winter are getting virtual reality goggles to feel like they’re outside.
Could A Vegan Diet Actually Be Better For Dogs Than Meat?
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2021 | Time.
PEOPLE / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Soraya Darabi and Marina Hadjipateras have raised a $64M second fund for TMV.
Eunice Ajim launches Ajim Capital, a $10M fund for African companies in the tech space.
70+ Top Black-Led Venture Capital Funds — The Definitive List for 2022.
Afrikrea raises $6.2 Million in new funding, rebrands to Anka.
30+ Top Latinx-Led Venture Capital Funds – The Definitive List for 2022.
Google doubles down on the office, buying London site for $1 Billion.
Nigeria lifts ban on Twitter, says the social media giant has met conditions.
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