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A weekly newsletter for Black and Brown women (and our allies) highlighting entrepreneurship and venture capital in the tech ecosystem.
Welcome to Issue #80 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
Report: Bridging the Black founders venture capital gap
-Accenture
ESG, Impact, and Greenwashing in PE and VC
-Pitchbook Analyst Note
2021 Research Report: State of Latino Entrepreneurship
-Stanford Graduate School of Business
A normie's guide to rollups
-Preethi Kasireddy
What U.S. Startups Get Wrong About Expanding into Europe
-Stephen McIntyre /Harvard Business Review
OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDING & COMPETITIONS
Applications are OPEN for the next cohort of Angel Squad, a community that learns with and invests alongside Hustle Fund! Apply now for the next cohort which starts in April.
O-Farms: Uganda’s first Circular Agribusiness Accelerator. O-Farms is a business accelerator initiated by Bopinc and Village Capital, in partnership with IKEA foundation, with the goal of making circularity a mainstream approach for improved livelihoods and sustainability. Apply by February 21, 2022.
LSE Entrepreneurs is organizing the 2022 Impact Investment Challenge with Dhiraj Mukherjee (Co-Founder of Shazam). UBS is participating as the official Corporate Sponsor and LSE Generate, Marshall Institute and LSE Social Innovation Lab as the Ecosystem Partners. This is your chance to showcase your talent as next-generation VCs and earn £1,000 Cash Prize. Apply by February 21, 2022.
World Funding Women Series, A "Follow the Sun" pitch event for women entrepreneurs in celebration of International Women's Day. Springboard Enterprises and the London Stock Exchange have come together to elevate, promote and celebrate women entrepreneurs from around the world. Apply to pitch by February 23, 2022.
2022 New Voices + Barefoot #WeStanForHer Grants. This year, Barefoot will invest in Black women-owned food & beverage businesses. They will provide grants of $10,000 each to five entrepreneurs to support and celebrate their unique journeys as Black women-owned businesses. Apply by February 25, 2022.
2022 Target Takeoff Pets is a five-week program for mature consumer packaged goods companies looking to enter mass retail as their next step of growth. In Takeoff, you will learn what it takes to be on Target shelves, collaborate with an incredible team of mentors, and have an opportunity to pitch to Target buyers. Applications close February 28, 2022.
The 2022 Caress Dreams to Reality Fund will bring 60 founders through crowdfunding accelerator programs culminating in a $5,000 grant for each business, opportunities to pitch, plus the coaching and creative services they need to execute successful fundraising campaigns. Applications due March 4, 2022.
GreenBiz 30 Under 30 List Nominations are open. They are seeking diverse nominations, in the many senses of that term, including culturally, ethnically and geographically. Nomination deadline is March 14, 2022.
Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022. Get global exposure for your startup or fintech. This year will be the biggest ever—with multiple competitions, over $500k in total prizes, and the chance to compete in the global finals in Qatar in November. Deadlines vary, depending on location.
UPCOMING (VIRTUAL) EVENTS
Paris Techstars Accelerator - “Ask Me Anything” in preparation for the opening of applications for the launch of the September Program. February 22, 2022.
From an Incubator to an Investment Fund: The journey, challenges, opportunities and learnings, February 23, 2022.
Strategic Partnerships and Public Sector Opportunities by For ClimateTech. Learn how to find public funding, take advantage of R&D collaborations, & identify public sector opportunities aligned with your industry. February 24, 2022.
Trending Climate Technologies with Cody Simms, Partner at MCJ Collective, February 24, 2022.
Pitch+Learn - Episode #11: A friendly pitch competition for very early-stage software startup founders + wisdom from the trenches. February 24, 2022.
Plug and Play Health Batch 14 Selection Day. This is an exclusive, invitation-only event with ~25 of the highest rated startups by their corporate partners, pitching for one of the spots in their Spring 2022 Health program. February 24, 2022.
Fund Formation and Deployment of Capital: Top Tips for VCs in 2022-live webinar hosted by Carta, February 24, 2022.
Afro Future Summit 2022, 2nd Annual Metaverse Edition by Global Startup Ecosystem, February 28, 2022.
ON OUR RADAR
Dolls and Drinks for Likes and Clicks.
If they could turn back time: how tech billionaires are trying to reverse the ageing process.
Paystack’s CEO is building an African soccer club with a startup mentality.
More than one-third of Europe’s top VC firms are yet to hire a female partner.
PEOPLE / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Burnt Island Ventures Raises $30 Million For Early-Stage Water Startups.
Kirsten Green of Forerunner Ventures announces a $1Billion Fund VI.
Snoop Dogg Plans to Turn Death Row Records Into the First NFT Music Label.
66 Black founders and investors to watch in 2022.
Cherry Crypto I is a new $34 million fund launched by Berlin-based Cherry Ventures to focus on web3 and crypto.
Flutterwave reaches $3 billion valuation after $250 million Series D making it the highest valued African startup.
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