The herd of female founded unicorns; The first Black-led VC firm to cross $1 Billion AUM; The metaverse ghostown.
A weekly newsletter for Black and Brown women (and our allies) highlighting entrepreneurship and venture capital in the tech ecosystem.
Welcome to For Colored Girls Who Tech, issue #87, 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!
REPORTS & INSIGHTS
Metaverse and Money-Decrypting the Future
-Citi
The LGBTQ+ Founder Report: For Founders
-Proud Ventures
The Tactical Guide to Making Better Decisions When Starting and Scaling Companies
-First Round Review
Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change
-IPCC Annual Report
Why investors are snapping up virtual land in a metaverse ghost town
-Leo Schwartz and Lucia Cholakian Herrera / Rest of World
Stop trying to raise a debut venture fund-go for the SPV instead
-Caterina Fake / TechCrunch
OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDING & COMPETITIONS
Apply for the Europe-wide remote Female Founder Office Hours taking place on Tuesday 26th April 2022. Reserve your spot now and apply before COB today, April 10, 2022.
Google for Startups Accelerator: Cloud Program. Open for growth stage startups in Europe and Israel who are building exciting solutions and leveraging cloud technology. Apply now.
Nominate startups with Hispanic or Latinx DNA that have built, or are building, great companies for the inaugural Angeles100 award. The deadline to apply is April 14, 2022.
Greentech Europe -Emerging Futures. The program will accept 50 additional gender-diverse startups to participate in an online, self-paced investment-readiness curriculum. The program will launch in June 2022 and run for twelve weeks. Apply through April 19, 2022.
Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp (WEB) aims to close the distance from Seed to Series A for female founders. WEB has a demonstrated track record of moving the needle for women entrepreneurs and has graduated seven impressive cohorts. Applications close April 11, 2022.
Black Founders Build with Alexa Program-This four-month, remote program seeks 10 Black-founded startups located in North America that are driving innovation in voice, artificial intelligence, and ambient computing. The selected startups will have an opportunity to receive a $100,000 investment from the Alexa Fund and individualized technology support from the Alexa Startups team. Apply by April 24, 2022.
All Raise applications for Principal Cohorts are now open! From cohort meetups to cross-cohort sessions, the Principal Cohorts program allows you to find a community of amazing women in venture who are dedicated to your personal and professional success. Apply now.
UPCOMING (VIRTUAL) EVENTS
Black Founders Connect at TNW. Google for Startups will host an evening of networking for Black Founders at TNW in Amsterdam, April 11, 2022.
Startup Grind 2022 Female Founders Happy Hour & Dinner by Changing Tides Movement in Redwood City, April 12, 2022.
AFROTECH™ WORLD is a two day, completely digital, immersive experience for anyone interested in the future of technology. From experienced engineers, to those wanting to learn more about web 3.0 and NFTs, attendees convene in the metaverse for programming and activations centered around recruitment, networking, and financial and mental wellness. April 13-14, 2022.
7th Annual Berkeley Haas Africa Business Forum. A gathering of global VC investors, tech companies, researchers, global non-profits and scholars to discuss how innovation-based growth has reshaped and impacted Africa. April 15, 2022.
How investors can get more out of Carta, April 18, 2022.
How do investors use ESG to evaluate a company? By Techstars, April 19, 2022.
Inclusion on Purpose: Mindfulness and Belonging in the Workplace Ruchika Tulshyan, a free 45-minute workshop, April 21, 2022.
ASAP Investor's Day-The ASAP Accelerator is a partnership between Village Capital and The Lightsmith Group accelerating 16 companies across Africa and Asia. We are hosting an investor forum for these companies on April 22, 2022.
OX1 Incubator Demo Day 2022. OX1 brings together the best entrepreneurial talent in Oxford and provides the resources, training and mentorship to launch pre-seed stage startups. April 28, 2022.
ON OUR RADAR
The Herd Of Female-Founded Unicorn Companies Continues To Grow in 2022.
The 10 Richest Self-Made Women In The World.
Stanford engineers invent a solar panel that generates electricity at night.
PEOPLE / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the Supreme Court, making her the 116th justice — and the first Black woman — to serve on the top U.S. court.
Base10 becomes first Black-led VC firm to cross $1 Billion AUM with new fund.
Chris Paul and Taraji P. Henson appointed to Biden's HBCU advisory board.
Bessie Coleman, first Black female pilot, among trailblazing women to be honored on U.S. Quarter.
Sword Health founders unveil $5 million fund for under-represented startups.
Forbes Billionaires 2022: The richest people in the world.
Sierra Peterson and Sarah Sclarsic, founders of Voyager Ventures, launches $100M Fund I to invest in Climate Tech across North America and Europe.
Timbaland makes his debut as the second NFT artist in residence for TIME's Web3 community initiative.
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