Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

In the ensuing years, entrepreneurship in America struggled to recover. 25 percent or more) which can be verified in 2021 tax returns. This is particularly true of Main Street businesses and families in under-connected and under-resourced communities. The time for action is now.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

I also knew Peter Fenton, one of Silicon Valley’s most successful investors and a leading funder of the company. Copyright © 2021 by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. Back then, I’d spent a productive afternoon with the founding team, helping them think through their business model. All rights reserved.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

In 2021, $330 billion in venture capital was deployed, and only 2% of that number went to companies founded only by women and 15.6% from 2016 to 2021, 1.4x We need better funder-side reporting. How did all the top funds rank in 2021 across different founder backgrounds? Mimi Aboubaker. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 11, 2021

This article originally appeared in USA Today's Opinion section on May 31, 2021. After centuries of racial violence, displacement, segregation and a lack of investment, the idea of a Black Wall Street – where businesses and entrepreneurship can thrive and money can continue to support it – is a near impossibility.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 21, 2021

Evidence gathered through the application of our research tools helps local stakeholders better understand access to entrepreneurship in their community and identify what actions need to be taken to enhance equity in entrepreneurial opportunities for underserved communities. . Anticipated start date: July 6, 2021.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

raised more money from venture capitalists in 2021 than ever. But according to data from PitchBook, less than 2% of VC funding went to all-women-founded teams in 2021. On the bright side, founding teams counting both women and men as members raised 17% of VC investments in Africa in 2021. raise in 2021.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The 2021 edtech avalanche has just begun. At roughly the same time, Y Combinator (YC) and other accelerators emerged as a largely analog means for entrepreneurs willing to commit three months of time and ~6% of their company to receive en masse training and connections to mentors, peers and funders. More posts by this contributor.

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