Today, we discuss celebrities suing OpenAI and Meta, a new proposed data privacy law in Massachusetts, and growing anti-ESG sentiment.
We're joined by Nick Lockett (@pearsuiteinc), Michael Cortez (@ylventures), and Himalaya Rao-Potlapally (@bfmfund)
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🎧 Weekend Listening.
On this week's Impact Briefing, @HimalayaRao_VC of the @bfmfund explains the fund's focus on "incredible Black leaders and an intentional inclusion pathway."
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Equity from the Ground Up feat. Ricardo Lopez, Himalaya Rao-Potlapally, & Arsh Haque explored DEI in companies & The @oenorg x AOBIO Emerge Initiative grant program with its app period starting today! Stay tuned for more details! #DEI#Emerge#FoundersOfColor
Thank you everyone who joined us last night for the Tetherow Networking Reception! Looking forward to a great day of pitches today @towertheatrebnd#BendVC
Himalaya Rao, Managing Director of @bfmfund, talks about how the @BendVenture (BVC) served as a catalyst as she launched The BFM Fund - a seed-stage fund investing primarily in Black-led and innovative ventures based in the United States.
Watch at https://t.co/ptxB1dNKUX
We invest in the innovative.
Case in point, Kimberley Wilson and @WeAreHUED .
Kimberley keeps on shining and most recently has been announced as one of the fab folks on the Black Enterprise Magazine 40 Under 40 List.
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#BE40Under40#BlackFoundersMatter
Did you know?
In the last 10 years, less than 2% of the 400 US unicorn startups had at least one founder that identified as Black.
This is a troubling statistic that we at The BFM Fund are trying to help fix.
#BlackFoundersMatter#FundBlackFounders#TheBFMFund
"The commitment includes over $4 million in grants and direct technical services toward the development of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship (CBE) and $1 million towards the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund. "
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#BlackEntrepreneurs#FundBlackFounders#HBCUs
Join @VertueLab at #Fuel2022, the Northwest's premier #cleantech summit series. Expert panels will discuss everything from the #climatetech boom to building relationships with regional universities and more. Click below to learn more and register: https://t.co/P2QHNzjXTA
Today at 1:15 PT/4:15 ET
Join the livestream for the Investor Insights in the Local DMV Ecosystem And What That Means For Founders at DC Startup Week including #TheBFMFund's very own Himalaya Rao
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#Startup#DCStartups#WomenInVC#VC
DC Startup Week is happening in DC and through virtual sessions this week
Himalaya Rao will be representing The BFM Fund at this ultimate event for investors and founders in the #DMV area.
https://t.co/QawYLeK3Qm to register!
#WomenVCs#WomenInVC#BlackFounders#StartupSuccess
JusticeText announces a $2.2 m seed round
"The company, launched in 2019 by Devshi Mehrotra and Leslie Jones-Dove, stores, catalogs, analyzes and then shares video evidence"
Read more at https://t.co/1Kbyl2ArCQ
#BlackFounders#BlackTech#BIPOCOwned#WomenInTech#BlackInTech
@TiffanieStanard is master at business relationships & was able to receive funding for her platform that makes connections easier to make. In this episode, she's joined by Himalaya Rao, of The BFM Fund & one of @getStimulus’s early investors.
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