Ahead of her aunt being sworn in as America's first female vice president, Meena Harris talks about what it takes to raise ambitious women.

TechCrunch spoke to over a dozen people who accuse MyTechBestFriend of hostility, bullying and harassment of its students.

Black startup founders raised just 0.43% of the near $43 billion in venture dollars deployed in Q3.

Alongside Crunchbase, we’ve been tracking funding levels to pinpoint moments of progress and regression for marginalized entrepreneurs.

This is the United States’ first piece of legislation that aims to increase diversity within the venture capital landscape.

It's essential to consider this moment as an opportunity to start banking with some of the few Black-owned banks.

The pledge encourages VCs to invest a quarter of their funds into BIPOC women founders.

"The lack of diverse insight, analysis, and segregated coverage seems intentional — like a form of editorial redlining."

It's the first time Google has used an original song for its Year in Search. Peter CottonTale, long a producer for Chance the Rapper, got the job.

The Neumann announcement reminded many founders that one cannot out-educate, out-network and out-assimilate the systemic barriers designed to discriminate against them.

SB 54 requires venture capital firms operating in California to report the diversity breakdown of the founders they fund to the state.

The American Alliance for Equal Rights winning could result in more litigation overall against businesses, universities and government agency programs.

Westside Gunn estimates his art collection is worth more than $1 million — it encompasses contemporary art, wrestling memorabilia, and lots of toys.

Use the embedded form to tell us your stories of success, failures and the obstacles you've faced as a Black founder.

Glossier is the latest in a string of brands being called out for their role in an industry built on values that enable discrimination.

In total, U.S. Black founders raised an estimated $2.254 billion out of the $215 billion in U.S. venture capital allocated last year in 2022.

There is this myth that investors are risk averse. This isn’t true. They love taking risks. On white men. It’s part of the thrill.

Black women raise around 0.4% of all venture capital funds in any given year, and grant programs like what Fearless built were created to fill that funding gap.

It’s difficult to determine exactly how disproportionate VC funding to women and people of color truly is. But there is a way to pick apart misconceptions.

So far, MassMutual’s efforts are fruitful and, if adopted by many more power players, could lead to meaningful change in the industry.

Last year, U.S. startups with all-women teams received 1.9% (or around $4.5 billion) out of around the $238.3 billion in venture capital allocated, according to the latest PitchBook data.

This follow-on investment will allow the fund to continue expanding its portfolio, offering capital and mentorship opportunities to founders.

Partly due to a historical "color-blind" policymaking regime, the French startup ecosystem for Black founders is shrouded in mystery.

The round was led by Blockchain Capital with participation from Marcy Venture Partners, the firm co-founded by Jay-Z.

It actually makes sense that in an era of oversaturation, people would escape to a more quiet and rather peaceful corner of the internet to dream once more.  

Founded last year, Guava aims to reduce the racial wealth gap by providing financial services to Black small businesses.

This marks the first time Fearless Fund has publicly and officially acknowledged AAER’s lawsuit against it since the news broke last week.

When Serena Williams steps from away tennis, she’ll be walking into an arena as white as the one she just left.

The product was a hit with investors, and it took less than three months to raise $4.2 million.

The next generation of investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders are all in one place right now: TikTok.

In 2020, Kpessou launched an eponymous business to rewrite her name's long affiliation with something negative and make it synonymous with splendor.

The TechCrunch senior reporter has been raising important questions around the strong headwinds Black founders face when raising capital, and why they're blowing harder than ever before.

WorkTorch, previously known as QuickHire, announced today the closing of a $2.2 million seed round led by Tenzing Capital.

Many Black founders in the U.K. are overmentored yet underfunded. This firm cuts straight to the chase by writing checks.

Deon Graham's website, City Never Sleeps, sought to help Black people navigate nightlife in the early 2000s. Then, Diddy called to make a deal.

Black startup founders raised just 0.43% of the near $43 billion in venture dollars deployed in Q3.

MacKenzie Scott, whose net worth tops $60 billion, pledged last year to give most of her wealth back to society. This year, she gave nearly $6 billion.

The 22-year-old entrepreneur is making a name for herself with her bumblebee backpacks. Today, she's trying to catch the eye of Beyoncé.

VCs for Repro is a commitment to use social and cultural resources to incite discussions and action rather than a promise to allocate economic capital.

This week's episode dives into a new boxed wine startup and how its founders are hoping their product surpasses the category's stigma.

Before 2021, only 93 Black female founders had raised $1 million or more in venture capital. Insider's guide offers Black women help with fundraising.

No matter what the year brings, the percentage of funding to women has been stagnant for so long that to harp on about it feels rather fruitless.