TechnologyNew Media Ventures Invests $1.5 Million into The Movement for Black Lives and Other OrgsSequoia BlodgettJuly 18, 2019July 18, 2019 by Sequoia BlodgettJuly 18, 2019July 18, 2019449 New Media Ventures is investing $1.5 million into entrepreneurs, activists, and progressive organizations, including The Movement for Black Lives....
EntrepreneurshipBlavity Founder Raises Over $6 Million in FundingSelena HillJuly 20, 2018July 20, 2018 by Selena HillJuly 20, 2018July 20, 20183278 Morgan DeBaun, the 28-year-old co-founder and CEO of Blavity, announced Friday that she raised $6.5 million in new funding led by GV....
TechnologyDigital Diversity Network Highlights Tech’s Top 40 Under 40Sequoia BlodgettDecember 13, 2016September 29, 2017 by Sequoia BlodgettDecember 13, 2016September 29, 2017519 Digital Diversity Network made an unforgettable splash in Silicon Valley. First with an event held at the YouTube space, highlighting phenomenal women of color in...
TechnologyBlavity’s Afro Tech Conference was a Very Woke ‘Lituation’Sequoia BlodgettNovember 16, 2016September 29, 2017 by Sequoia BlodgettNovember 16, 2016September 29, 2017257 From swag surfing during the lunch break to Rodney Williams encouragement of being petty, Afro Tech was the place that you wanted to be....