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Hello everyone,
We have officially hit the last quarter of the year. We’ve been on a wild ride these last nine months so why would the final three be any different? My advice-buckle up!
Citi will invest more than $1 billion in strategic initiatives to help close the racial wealth gap in America. Glassdoor is now letting you rank employers on diversity and inclusion. Google commits $1B to pay publishers. A new program wants to be the Y Combinator for emerging fund managers. Tribe Capital plans challenge to AngelList. Every nation in western Europe now mandates paternity leave. Anti-Semitism inside Clubhouse. Amazon One lets you pay with your palm.
INSIGHTS
Meet 105 Black & Latino Founders Who Raised $1mm+ in VC Funding ($2.7bn Total)
-Harlem Capital
Hello Alice Impact Report: What LGBTQ+ Business Owners Need Right Now
-Hello Alice
The funding gap between Black- and white-led organizations is clear—and alarming
-Vangela M. Wade/ Fortune
Why Are There Still So Few Black CEOs?
-Te-Ping Chen / Wall Street Journal
The Black Report-The first qualitative report on Black startup founders in the UK
-10X10 in partnership with Google for Startups
Investing In Black Women Tech Founders Is An Investment In Innovation And Growth
-Geri Stengel / Forbes
Female Fund Managers Lag Their Male Counterparts by 200 Years
-Suzy Waite / Bloomberg
FUNDING & COMPETITIONS
Tribeca Venture Partners is looking for NYC MBA Fellows to partner with the investing and marketing teams, to lead research and deliver sector reports for Investment Committee and TVP Insights. Apply by October 6, 2020!
Women in Innovation Awards- Ten female entrepreneurs in the UK will receive a £50,000 grant and a bespoke package of mentoring, coaching and business support. October 14, 2020.
Yale Africa Startup Review- Nominate a startup shaping the future of innovation and entrepreneurship across Africa. Closing October 16, 2020.
Wehubit call for applications for Resilient cities: towards inclusive and sustainable urban development. Apply by October 22, 2020.
coLABS, a gender-lens investment portfolio launched by US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital (GMC) is inviting applications from early-stage, post-revenue ventures that are intentional about impacting women and/or girls at scale.They are committing $5 million over the next 3 years to help early-stage entrepreneurs.
UPCOMING (VIRTUAL) EVENTS
Ladies Who Launch: The Funding Divide-What women entrepreneurs need to know when pitching investors with DocSend and The Handsome App founders, October 6, 2020.
Brunchwork-Explore VC and practice pitching with General Catalyst Managing Director Adam Valkin and Serena Ventures Partner Alison Rapaport, the VC firm owned by Serena Williams. October 6, 2020.
What China’s influence in Africa means for the Global Economy, October 8, 2020.
Ada's List Conference 2020, October 14-15, 2020.
Sextech, Sexual Health and Wellbeing, What’s Next? by Women of Wearables, October 15, 2020.
Seedstars International Demo Day-18 startups representing 13 countries, 8 sectors will pitch live on October 14, 2020.
ON OUR RADAR
“Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes,” a newly unearthed 1962 performance, magnifies her legacy.
Judge Partially Blocks Trump Administration From Enforcing Visa Ban.
7 companies in the tech space that were founded by women of color.
Parrots removed from UK family safari park after teaching each other to swear - and laughing about it.
Estee Lauder Is Paying NASA $128,000 To Send A Serum To Space.
PEOPLE
Vice Media Names First Global CMO: Marketing Veteran Nadja Bellan-White
Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK tech 2020.
Ceci Kurzman is the first Black board member appointed to Warner Music Group.
Colleen Taylor Joins Bill.com Board of Directors.
Eric Collins joins the board at Tech Nation.
Black and Latino Angel Investment Fund receives a grant from U.S. Economic Development Authority.
A group of investors have created the Addis Ababa Angels Network (AAAN), Ethiopia’s first angel network.
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