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Tag: pledge

Black Founders Matter urges venture capital industry to engage BIPOC women

Rick Turoczy on June 3, 2022

Local venture capital firm Black Founders Matter is encouraging their entire industry to be more intentional about engaging BIPOC women through both investments and employment. And they’ve launched an effort called the 25 by 25 VC Diversity Pledge to formalize it.

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Black Tech for Black Lives: Portland founders among those imploring tech to take a stand

Rick Turoczy on June 3, 2020

Among the names of 150 Black tech leaders imploring technology companies and startups to take a stand against systemic racism — through a newly launched effort called Black Tech for Black Lives — a couple of names immediately stood out. That’s because they were Portland founders Stephen Green, founder of PitchBlack, and Lindsey Murphy, founder of The Fab Lab.

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