Cannabis analytics startup Headset, led by Leafly founders, raises more cash
Headset co-founders, left to right: CEO Cy Scott, Chief Technology Officer Scott Vickers, and Chief Design Officer Brian Wansolich. (Headset Photos) The news: Cannabis analytics company Headset on Tuesday announced that it raised $8.6 million in funding.…
Black tech founders work to improve health care for people of color : Shots
(from left) Kevin Dedner founded Hurdle, a mental health startup that pairs patients with therapists. Ashlee Wisdom’s company, Health in Her Hue, connects women of color with culturally sensitive medical providers. Nathan Pelzer’s Clinify…
16 Disabled Founders Selected for 2Gether-International’s Inaugural Tech Cohort Accelerator, with Support from Google for Startups
Advancing opportunities for disabled founders Published: Oct. 13, 2021 at 9:10 AM CDT|Updated: 17 hours ago WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — 2Gether-International (2GI), the only startup accelerator in the nation run by and for…
Company news: SU grad Kelsey Davis selected for Google for Startups Black Founders Fund
Kelsey Davis, founder and CEO of CLLCTVE, has been selected to join the second cohort of the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, a $10 million initiative designed for black founders, who are building companies and yet are often locked out of access…
Black founders from Dallas and Frisco receive a six-figure boost from Google’s startup fund
Three North Texas companies are getting a six-figure boost from a Google fund designed to aid Black-founded startups. Google set up the $10 million initiative to address the access to capital problem that many Black founders encounter when they launch…
VC Daily: Question: How Are Startup Founders Reacting as Economy Slows?
Good day. Last week, we asked about what is driving the rush of startup mergers and acquisitions. Stock appreciation and more private equity and SPAC buyers are contributing, wrote General Catalyst managing director Paul Kwan. “Tech companies…
How ‘the Motherhood Penalty’ Plays Out for Startup Founders
Fundraising while pregnant makes it clear that VCs should reflect the experience of the founders they purport to support. roxanne petraeus pregnant Army veteran Roxanne Petraeus is the co-founder of Ethena. Courtesy / Irina Gavrilonoka from Pixabay This…
Jack Ma Is Telling China’s Startup Founders It’s Time to Go Public
(Bloomberg) — Jack Ma’s timing is frequently spot-on. Now, he’s signaling to a host of Chinese startups it’s time to race ahead with multi-billion-dollar stock sales before the coronavirus pandemic or trade war does more damage to the global…