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ZebethMedia wants to hear Black founders’ stories of VC fundraising • ZebethMedia

By zebethcontrolPosted on October 24, 2022Posted in black founders, diversity and inclusion, fundraising, Startups, Venture, venture capitalNo Comments

On Friday, ZebethMedia reported the latest Crunchbase venture capital data, and the news isn’t very good from a diversity point of view: Black founders raised a paltry $187 million out of the $150.9 billion in venture capital allocated in Q3 this year. To put that into perspective, that’s only 0.12% of the total investment made […]

Black startup founders raised just $187 million in the third quarter • ZebethMedia

By zebethcontrolPosted on October 21, 2022Posted in black founders, EC DEI, EC venture capital, funding, Startups, Venture, venture capitalNo Comments

The amount of capital raised by Black entrepreneurs continues to decrease. The latest Crunchbase numbers show that Black founders raised $187 million in Q3, a staggering decline from the nearly $1.1 billion they received in Q3 2021 and a sizable drop from the $594 million the cohort raised in Q2. Black founders raised just 0.12% […]