Sh*tposting Gods of Silicon Valley; More Women Check Writers; Peloton x Delta Airlines.
A weekly newsletter for Black and Brown women (and our allies) highlighting entrepreneurship and venture capital in the tech ecosystem.
Welcome to Issue #68 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
Investing Insights: Black Founders
-Seedrs Insights
More Women Check Writers Means More Money for Female-Founded Companies
-Jessica Hamlin / Institutional Investor
Analysing Africa’s Angel Investment Landscape
-Briter Bridges / African Business Angels Network
Board diversity: Is it really improving for women?
-J.P. Morgan
FoodTech Trends in 2021: Global Report of the Innovations that will disrupt the food ecosystem
-Digital Food Lab
VCs must do a better job of supporting Black women founders
-Victoria Pettibone
OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDING & COMPETITIONS
VC Lab Cohort 5. A free 16-week program that provides guidance, structure and a network to complete a fund closing in 6 months or less. Apply by November 7, 2021.
ADN Fashion Tech incubation program @StationF. Supporting early and middle-stage startups and helping them to validate their product-market fit and start to grow significantly! Join Now.
Black Wealth Club Cohort #2-The BWC brings together emerging Canadian Black leaders with inspiring speakers and industry professionals in order to equip them with the knowledge, network, leadership skills and business acumen they can use to create wealth and reinvest it in their communities. Apply by November 14, 2021.
African Angel Academy-Applications are open now for the next cohort, starting January 2022. The UK International Tech Hub Network will sponsor 80 places on this leading programme, developed for African investors, by African investors. Apply by November 26, 2021.
UK Black Tech Founders Mission to NYC, 22 – 24 February 2022. This inaugural 2-month programme, starting virtually and culminating with an in-person visit to NYC, will focus on scaling a tech business & raising VC funding in the US. Recognising the barriers Black tech founders face accessing venture capital, this programme will seek to elevate the selected participant’s profiles to NYC based investors & the wider NYC tech community. Apply by November 30, 2021.
UPCOMING (VIRTUAL) EVENTS
Uniting investors to tackle the climate crisis, hosted by crowdcube, November 10, 2021.
Included VC Trends: The Exponential Impact and Growth of Venture Capital in Africa, November 10, 2021.
Panel: The Rise of Africa’s SuperApps -Telcos New One-stop-shop, November 11, 2021.
Born Global - Starting Companies as Immigrant Founders by Z Lab Ventures, November 12, 2021.
SVB Workshop: Demystifying Venture Debt Financing, November 17, 2021.
The third edition of #Future40, the group of the 40 most promising startups of STATION F campus, will be unveiled during an online demo-day, November 18, 2021.
Meet the investor - Office hours with Vera Baker, Jua Fund, November 23, 2021.
AMA session with Marija Butkovic, founder and CEO of Women of Wearables and Forbes contributor, November 25, 2021.
ON OUR RADAR
22 startups (trying to) decarbonize the world.
Should Your Dog Be Flexitarian? Pets Are Going Vegan Part-Time for the Planet.
The Shitposting Gods of Silicon Valley.
SoftBank wants to prove its $100 million Opportunity Fund isn’t just diversity theater.
PEOPLE / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Apollo-backed HarbourView Equity Partners launches $1 billion entertainment fund.
Robert F. Smith, Goalsetter Launch Initiative To Help A Million Black & LatinX Kids Become Shareholders.
Thirteen Lune, a DTC beauty platform that was launched in 2020 with a $1 million seed round from Diddy, Gwyneth Paltrow and Beautycounter founder announced $3 million in additional funding led by Fearless Fund.
Savoy Magazine announces The 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors.
Kevin Durant has launched a $200 million special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
Female founders smashed funding records in 2021 — but there’s still a widening gap.
Chipper Cash gets $2B valuation with $150M extension round led by FTX.
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