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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Pierce Burnette knows the meaning of “humble beginnings” and has combined her intelligence quotient (IQ), emotional intelligence (EQ), entrepreneurial spirit, and technical knowledge to forge successful careers in engineering, information technology, and education. Carolyn was recognized by Inc.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials: Afterword (by Bob Campbell)

Austin Startup

Brett started his career in technology development at a large global management and was a very strong performer. data.world was Brett’s sixth startup, and was first structured as a C corporation but then converted to a B Corporation on the day of its public launch of July 11, 2016. He was accepted by the highly regarded Wharton School.

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Announcing Multicoin Capital

Austin Startup

But we got serious in early 2016 when we developed deep conviction around the immense technical vision of Ethereum. We doubled down on our Ethereum bet through the DAO crisis during Summer 2016. Our investment thesis is simple: Blockchains will impact trillions of dollars of economic activity across many industries globally.

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Opportunity Hub Partners with Capital Factory To Bridge Opportunity Gap

Austin Startup

Pre-swag surf group photo of HBCU@SXSW students and Spike Lee at Capital One House Over the past several years, tech communities across the United States have attempted to make significant progress towards increasing diversity and inclusion in their industries. In 2016, OHUB pioneered HBCU@SXSW at SXSW. Placement is 90%!

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Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women & underrepresented founders?

David Teten

This includes companies that would meet most institutional definitions for impact investing (women, minority, and veteran owned/run businesses, including LMI (“Low to Moderate Income”) and CRA (“Community Reinvestment Act”) qualified companies. of venture capital deals. Those companies have garnered only about 2% of all capital invested.

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