How to calculate your startup’s TAM; Investing in Inclusion; The launch of Ganas Ventures!
A weekly newsletter for Black and Brown women (and our allies) highlighting entrepreneurship and venture capital in the tech ecosystem.
Welcome to Issue #83 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
How to calculate your startup’s TAM, SAM and SOM
-Marjorie Radlo-Zandi / TechCrunch
The web3 talent gap
-Ana Andjelic
Forging the decentralized future: Bessemer’s commitment to web3
-Bessemer Venture Partners
Tiger Global Partners Commit $1 Billion for Early-Stage Tech Funds
Berber Jin / The Information
OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDING & COMPETITIONS
EVCA Fellowship Program. The Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA) Fellowship is a year-long, remote fellowship for undergraduate, university students interested in venture capital. Apply by March 14, 2022.
Zane Access™ 2022 Capital Readiness Cohort 3 applications are now open!Designed to meet the unique needs of underrepresented founders, the 8-week immersive course prepares underrepresented founding teams to successfully raise capital by providing them with networks and mentors to help them champion their story and use their own powerful, unique voice and brand. Apply by March 15, 2022.
Submit your company for Quartz’s Best Companies for Remote Workers 2022 list. Share how your company is leading the way for its remote workforce. Submit nominations by March 16, 2022.
Black Girl Fest Academy-Over 8-weeks, you’ll be able to attend CREATIVE TALKS AND WORKSHOPS, access MENTORS + financial support alongside the opportunity to work on a LIVE creative brief with Beats by Dre. Apply by March 20, 2022.
The FounderShowcase is Silicon Valley's leading international startup pitch event, helping pre-seed startups learn, launch, and connect to investors.
Anyone building a pre-seed technology company with <$250k USD in funding is welcome to apply. Deadline March 20, 2022
TotalEnergies On is the dedicated TotalEnergies acceleration program at STATION F for start-ups developing innovative digital solutions in the electricity business. The aim is to detect and support the sector's promising start-ups. Apply by March 31, 2022.
Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab’s 7th Season are open now. For this season, Ubisoft’s startup program will focus on two main tracks: Web3 and Positive Impact Entertainment. Startups worldwide can apply until the end of March.
2022 Founders of Color Showcase. Welcoming both founders & investors to apply & nominate! Founders should apply who have an investor champion who has soft committed or investing at $25K. Investors should nominate founders in their portfolio at $25K (soft commitments okay). Nominations close April 1, 2022.
UPCOMING (VIRTUAL) EVENTS
Investing in inclusion: Women in the VC and startup ecosystems webinar hosted by Pitchbook and JP Morgan, March 16, 2022.
Food Matters Live 'Launching a plant-based brand: from niche to opportunity' masterclass on March 30, 2022.
START SUMMIT Europe’s leading student-run conference for entrepreneurship & technology, March 24-25, 2022.
Women's Health Innovation Forum (Online & in-person) in Scotland organized by Goddess Gaia Ventures. Tackling inequalities and improving health. March 24-25, 2022.
Techstars Startup Weekend Women Dublin 2022 (online). The Theme is Women & SDGs - encouraging aspiring women entrepreneurs to participate and create ideas and opportunities that drive real-world social change. March 25-27, 2022.
The Global Women’s LeadHerShip (Virtual) Summit 2022: StrongHER Together, March 26, 2022.
ON OUR RADAR
Sudan has its first Y Combinator startup.
Cornel West sees a spiritual decay in the culture.
The internet’s meth underground, hidden in plain sight.
PEOPLE / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lolita Taub is launching Ganas Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with a debut fund target of $9.99 million.
The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2022 by Fast Company.
Dash, a Ghanaian fintech raised $32.8M seed to build connected wallets for Africans.
Savage X Fenty, Rihannna’s lingerie brand, is in talks with advisers about an IPO and a deal could value the company at around $3 billion.
Bozoma “Boz” Saint John to exit Netflix after two years.
Ethiopia launches fund to lure billions of dollars in foreign investment.
Top 100: Europe’s most influential women in the startup and venture capital space.
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