💸 $100M+ fundraises, startups are raising more but not women, #stopasianhate, Crypto, Lolita Coin
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It’s sad to see that women are raising less (-22% YoY) and Asian hate crimes continue. On the bright side, allies are banding together to #stopasianhate and alternative fundraising options are popping up that allow underestimated founders to fundraise more easily. Also, Toyin Ajayi, Henri Pierre-Jacques, and Marlon Nichols raised $100M+ for City Block Health, Harlem Capital, & Mac Venture Capital!
Finance, blockchain, and community are top of mind. Cendana is making investing in nano funds look cool. Visa, PayPal & Morgan Stanley are adopting crypto. NFTs are fun but so are coins (there's a Lolita coin)! And did you hear that community-driven co Discord could be acquired for $10B?
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ICYMI: I received the DivInc Investor of the Year Award & made Harlem Capital's Black & Latinx VCs to Know list. The Startup-Investor Matching Tool intros has resulted in 23 checks ($3.8M+!).
Congrats
Kelauni Jasmyn for raising $50M for Black Tech Nation. Nisha Dua and Susan Lyne for raising $50M for BBG Ventures. Erik Torenberg for raising $20M for On Deck (portfolio company). Arlan Hamilton for raising $5M for Backstage Capital. Kameale Christinia and Evette Ellis for raising $2.75M for Charger Help. Jon Gosier for raising $2M for Film Hedge. Aileen Lee, Chip Hazard, Gale Wilkinson, Kirsten Green, Sheel Mohnot and Jesse Draper for making Business Insider’s Seed 100: The best early-stage investors list.
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Funders
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Founders
Angel List | Read about this roll-up vehicle that only takes 1-line on cap tables
Open Axis | Learn about where underestimated founders are getting funding
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Money
Visible Hands | Aspiring founders apply by 5/7 to this fellowship & get $200K
digitalundivided | Black + Latinx founders apply by 4/12 to this fellowship & get $5K
Mic | Get funding from these 9 BIPOC ally organizations and funds
Equity Crowdfunding | Raise up to $5 million
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Community-Driven Cos
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