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| Jul 3, 2025 | Bias and Barriers Holding Back Diversity in UK Tech | Conscious or unconscious bias as well as structural barriers are holding tech diversity back, new research from the Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology reveals.
Despite being a growing, dynamic industry in the UK, tech continu... |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Benchstrength: $62 Million Closed For Early-Stage Venture Capital Fund | Benchstrength, a venture capital firm whose goal is to invest in high-potential early-stage technology companies, announced the closing of its first fund. The fund’s investors include the Ford Foundation, GCM Grosvenor, Goldman Sachs Asset ... |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Fixing Latino shortage in tech needs holistic approach: study | The staggering shortage of Latinos working in tech is a problem that has to be addressed holistically and as early as grade school, according to a new report.
Why it matters: Tech drives the U.S. economy and is replete with high-paying jobs... |
| May 2, 2023 | If You Could See Where You Cleaned, Could It Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections? | Kinnos — a Brooklyn-based startup reimagining the way hospitals disinfect their surfaces by colorizing the process — raised $15 million in financing on Tuesday.
The company provides a blue additive for hospitals to use with their disinfecta... |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Three months ago, he was laid off from Twitter. Now, his competing app Spill is funded. | “I can’t explain it. It’s weird,” Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell said. After losing his job at Twitter when Elon Musk took over, the former global head of Social & Editorial didn’t want to rest — he wanted to build. “Coming straight out of it... |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Leader Insights | Diversity in Cybersecurity | The case for diverse and inclusive workforces is not just a moral or ethical issue.
Not when you consider that in January 2022 alone, 18,527 new jobs were advertised for technology-related roles in Scotland.
This is up 77% compared to Janua... |
| May 10, 2022 | Freada and Mitch Kapor are ‘stepping back’ from Kapor Capital | Kapor Capital co-founders Freada and Mitch Kapor are stepping back from the venture capital firm they launched over a decade ago. In a blog post announcing the news, the Kapor’s say that Uriridiakoghene “Ulili” Onovakpuri and Brian Dixon wi... |
| Apr 8, 2021 | American tech knows it has a diversity problem while Europe lags behind. This is why - and what we have to do. | European tech will never fix its diversity problems if it doesn't collect data, the co-founders of non-profit Colorintech argue.
"Europe's tech industry can't even claim to be assessing the scale of the problem," they write.
This ... |
| Apr 8, 2021 | American tech knows it has a diversity problem while Europe lags behind. This is why – and what we have to do. | European tech will never fix its diversity problems if it doesn’t collect data, the co-founders of non-profit Colorintech argue.
“Europe’s tech industry can’t even claim to be assessing the scale of the problem,” they write.
This is an opin... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Cultivating inclusion: Growing female talent in the workforce | Natasha Reuben, Head Of Transformation, Dell Technologies South Africa.
Monday, 8 March 2021 marked International Women’s Day. Recognising women for over a century, International Women’s Day is a celebration of progress and a recognition of... |
| Mar 8, 2021 | A headhunter who's helped execs at Morgan Stanley and Facebook break the glass ceiling shares the 3 strategies women and people of color should use to land in the C-suite | Portia Kibble Smith is an executive recruiter and the diversity and inclusion lead at Karat. Portia Kibble Smith This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| Aug 28, 2020 | 10 ways companies can attract a diverse pool of job candidates | Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto/monkeybusinessimages
Many companies want to employ a culturally diverse workforce but don’t know how to do it. Finding and recruiting talent from underrepresented groups begins with a well-planned, intentiona... |
| Jul 30, 2020 | What does accountability look like in 2020? | Rae Witte Contributor
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| Jul 28, 2020 | Use this framework to define how your firm addresses equal opportunity | Over the past couple of months, systemic issues of racial injustice have elevated to a deserved level of priority in society broadly, and within the VC industry as well. As a Black man in America, who is also a general partner at VC firm M2... |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Use this framework to define how your firm addresses equal opportunity | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Over the past couple of months, systemic issues o... |
| Jul 14, 2020 | What a Black tech movement might look like | Dr. Fallon Wilson is, like civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, sick and tired of being sick and tired. Hamer and Wilson were both talking about a lack of progress on civil rights, but Wilson is talking specifically about data, AI, and t... |
| Jul 14, 2020 | What a Black tech movement might look like | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Dr. Fallon Wilson is, like civil rights activist ... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | BLCK VC co-founder Sydney Sykes talks specific actions firms can take to be more inclusive | BLCK VC is on a mission to double the number of Black venture capitalists out there by 2024. The reason behind it shouldn’t need explaining — only 2% of all partner-level VCs are Black, and 81% of VC firms don’t have a single Black partner.... |
| Nov 21, 2019 | Diversity Collaboration Platform Kanarys Closes $1.5 Million Funding Round | Kanarys, a technology platform that fosters the collaboration between companies and employees on diversity, equity, and inclusion, announced it raised $1.5 million in funding
Kanarys — a technology platform that fosters the collaboration be... |
| Nov 12, 2019 | The case against Grace Hopper Celebration | Raksha Muthukumar Contributor
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Raksha is a software engineer at Google who is passionate about social justice and liberation through technology.
We’ve heard the criticisms that there were fewer black women speakers than whit... |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Intentionalist helps consumers ‘spend like it matters’ to support community and diversity | Laura Clise, in the center of the photo, and some (mostly) Northwest coffee shop owners featured on Intentionalist. From left to right: Sarina Prabasi of Buuni Coffee in New York, Luis and Leona Rodriguez of The Station, Laura Clise, Solomo... |
| Apr 23, 2019 | Why unicorns can raise $1 billion but can’t figure out diversity and inclusion | Sarah McMillian Contributor
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Sarah McMillian leads sales at Temboo. She has been recognized as a leader in diversity and inclusion by MIT, her alma mater, Complex and The Root, and advises tech companies on how to become mor... |
| Sep 20, 2018 | Techstars Startup Weekend Latinx in Tech: a 54-hour dash to launch in University City | There’s a startup-a-thon happening Oct. 5–7 in University City that wants to provide Philly’s Latinx in tech with tools to create their own businesses.
As part of Techstars Startup Weekend Latinx in Tech — a multi-city push to create compan... |
| Feb 20, 2018 | Dear Tech People ranks Snap, Dropbox, Airbnb, and more in diversity report | Even though tech giants like Intel and Apple release annual reports on diversity, very few tech companies are following suit. Dear Tech People dove into these murky waters to answer questions like “How many women work at Snap?” and “How man... |
| Feb 20, 2018 | Dear Tech People ranks Snap, Dropbox, Airbnb, and more in diversity report | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Even though tech giants like Intel and Apple rele... |
| Jul 5, 2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, July 5 | Welcome back from the holiday weekend. Like many of you, my days off were peppered with a slew of push notifications about the sexual harassment reckoning happening in Startup-land. I felt disgusted by every new accusation. But I also felt ... |
| Jun 13, 2017 | Uber investors who called it “toxic” are satisfied by plans for change | Freada and Mitch Kapor broke rank with typical investor silence in the face of scandals at their portfolio companies by publicly criticizing Uber in February, saying it was “toxic” and had “a culture plagued by disrespect, exclusionary cliq... |
| May 17, 2017 | Study: The Cost of Discrimination in Tech Is $16 Billion Per Year | At this point, denying that discrimination in tech is a problem is like insisting the world is flat: no one is buying it and you look stupid trying to justify your stance. Study after study has shown that there is not only a problem with di... |
| May 17, 2017 | Why Education Power Trumps Voice | Parents and kids. When was the last time you attended an education policy conference that put both kids and parents into the spotlight? Or tried to confront not-so-politically correct topics of race and politics in a way that stayed civil t... |
| Apr 27, 2017 | Tech employees quit their jobs mostly because of unfair work environments, study says | Life isn’t fair. Work’s not fair. Tech isn’t fair. So it’s no surprise that unfairness or mistreatment is the most frequently cited reason for leaving a job in tech, according to the Kapor Center for Social Impact’s Tech Leavers Study.
The ... |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Investing in GoodBusiness | Ted Rheingold Contributor
Ted Rheingold is a profit-from-purpose entrepreneur. He was the founding COO of Tala and founder of the social networks Dogster and Catster.
Since 2001, impact VC firms have raised $13 billion to invest in companie... |
| Feb 6, 2017 | And the winners of the 10th Annual Crunchies are… | It’s that time of year again. Silicon Valley has exchanged its standard hoodie-based uniform for something a bit more festive and has made its way over to the War Memorial Opera House to celebrate the 10th Annual Crunchies. Like last year’s... |
| Feb 1, 2017 | Meet the finalists vying for the Social Impact Award at the 10th Annual Crunchies | In tech, we often think a few steps further down the road. But sometimes, the present needs some serious addressing. This is one of those times.
As we draw closer to the 10th Annual Crunchies Awards Show, we figured now was a great time to ... |
| Jan 11, 2017 | How Ellen Pao wants to build a more inclusive Silicon Valley | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
If you haven’t heard about the Ellen Pao trial, t... |
| Jan 11, 2017 | How Ellen Pao wants to build a more inclusive Silicon Valley | If you haven’t heard about the Ellen Pao trial, then you’re probably living in a remote silo somewhere in Antarctica. Her sex discrimination case against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers went viral in 2015 when the ... |
| Dec 1, 2016 | Remember when GZA performed at the Crunchies? | Way back in 2012, at the 6th Annual Crunchies Awards, GZA presented an award with then-writer Drew Olanoff. And then he performed. The video is above. Excuse the audio. It’s really bad for some reason.
This February TechCrunch will host ano... |
| Nov 29, 2016 | That time John Oliver roasted Silicon Valley at the Crunchies | Two years ago John Oliver returned to host the Crunchies for the second time. And he roasted the crowd. The video is below and it’s worth watching.
This February TechCrunch will host another Crunchies award show. This is the 10th year. A lo... |
| Nov 21, 2016 | Announcing the finalists for the 10th Annual Crunchies Awards | It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for.
Today, we announce the finalists in each category for the 10th Annual Crunchies Awards show.
The Crunchies is a long-standing tradition in the tech world, where readers nominate products, people a... |
| Jun 30, 2016 | Diversity and the Blockchain | Two of my favorite things are coming together at the MIT Media Lab (another favorite of mine).
The Media Lab is hosting a bootcamp on blockchain technologies for underrepresented minorities and women.
The blog post announcing this event is ... |
| Jun 14, 2016 | How Project Include Is Paving the Way For Diversity | Diversity in tech is a layered, complicated matter to tackle. Initiatives have been created over the past few years to give possible solutions to solving one of the industry's most pervasive challenges. However, one project in particular is... |
| May 25, 2016 | Video: Social impact with Mitch Kapor at Splash Spring | At Vator Splash Spring, Kapor discusses how innovation can have the biggest global impact
At our Vator Splash Spring event earlier this month, Mitch Kapor, Founder of the Kapor Center for Social Impact, sat down with Vator CEO and founder B... |
| May 22, 2016 | INNOVATE2016: Freada Kapor Klein on fixing tech’s gender problem | Andrew Keen Contributor
Andrew Keen is the author of three books: Cult of the Amateur, Digital Vertigo and The Internet Is Not The Answer. He produces Futurecast, and is the host of Keen On.
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| May 12, 2016 | Mitch Kapor: Driving for Uber is "a great second job" | At Vator Splash Spring, the EFF and Kapor Center co-founder discusses the social impact of Uber
We kicked off Vator Splash Spring this morning with a fireside chat between Mitch Kapor (co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Kapor... |
| May 12, 2016 | See how Vator Splash Spring played out on Twitter | Thank you to all of those who attended Vator Splash Spring and made it great!
Vator held its Splash Spring event on Thursday, and it couldn't have gone better. Not only were the panelists, and all of our presenting companies great, but so w... |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Crediyo - Vator Splash Health Class of 2016 | Check out Leonard Hinton's presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
Vator Splash Health 2016 cohort Crediyo, Crediyo leverages big data and analytics to lower consumer out of pocket medical expenses. We work directly with patients to ... |
| Apr 7, 2016 | Vator Splash LA 2016 Honorable Mention - Bloom Technologies | Check out Eric Dy's presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
Vator Splash Health 2016 cohort Bloom Technologies, won the Honorable Mention. Here's the video of Eric Dy, Bloom Technologies Founder and CEO, giving the winning presentati... |
| Apr 6, 2016 | Lighthouse - Vator Splash Health 2016 Winner | Check out Dave Vockell's winning presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
Vator Splash Health 2016 cohort Lighthouse, took home the gold. Here's the video of Dave Vockell, Lighthouse Founder and CEO, giving the winning presentation.
L... |
| Apr 5, 2016 | DocDelta - Vator Splash Health Class of 2016 | Check out John Dymond's presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
Vator Splash Health 2016 cohort DocDelta, a talent engine for healthcare. They help hospitals make millions of dollars in additional revenue by helping them to hire the ... |
| Apr 4, 2016 | Transcript: Protecting yourself as the founder; Ryan Howard | At Vator Splash Health 2016, Ryan Howard (Chairman & Founder, Practice Fusion)
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Ryan Howard (Chairman & Founder, Practice Fusion) talked about 'Protecting yourself as the founder'. Here's a transcript as ... |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Lab Sensor Solutions - Vator Splash Health Class of 2016 | Check out Jarie Bolander's presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
Vator Splash Health 2016 cohort Lab Sensor Solutions specializes in IoT Sensors for the Healthcare industry. They increases patient safety while helping customers mee... |
| Mar 31, 2016 | FanDuel and DraftKings agree to drop college sports | The NCAA had been a vocal critic of these leagues, and is working to bar them in state legislation
Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Spring 2016 conference is around the corner on May 12, 2016 at the historic Scottish Rite Center in Oa... |
| Mar 31, 2016 | Video: "Are you in Kaiser’s line of sight?" | At Vator Splash Health 2016, Kaiser Permanente's Nico Arcino and Missy Krasner
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Nico Arcino (Sr. Director Digital Health, Kaiser Permanente) and Missy Krasner (Managing Director, Healthcare & Life Sciences, B... |
| Mar 31, 2016 | Why a Direct Messenger app probably wouldn't help Twitter | It's likely too late for the company to copy the success of the decoupled Facebook Messenger
Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Spring 2016 conference is around the corner on May 12, 2016 at the historic Scottish Rite Center in Oakland.... |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Video: on the future of healthtech with Lynne Chou | At Vator Splash Health 2016, Fireside chat w/ Cory Johnson and Lynne Chou, Kleiner Perkins
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Lynne Chou (Partner, Kleiner Perkins) with Cory Johnson (Anchor, Bloomberg West TV) discussed The Future of Healthcare. ... |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Political campaigns are leveraging online and offline tech | Eventbrite study shows how in-person events help drive action for political campaigns
This campaign season feels like it's been going on for forever, doesn't it? The whole thing, and Donald Trump in particular, has begun to hit lows that, f... |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Quora makes first acquisition in online community Parlio | Parlio was founded as a platform to have more insightful discussions about serious topics
Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Spring 2016 conference is around the corner on May 12, 2016 at the historic Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. Sp... |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Millenials don't love Facebook but spend a ton of time there | Facebook's percentage of younger users is low, but they spent 5x more time there than other networks
Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Spring 2016 conference is around the corner on May 12, 2016 at the historic Scottish Rite Center in ... |
| Mar 30, 2016 | At Splash: how Nextdoor tackles the racial profiling issue | As Oakland becomes a tech hub, the community can sometimes be at odds with those companies
Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Spring 2016 conference is around the corner on May 12, 2016 at the historic Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. S... |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Spotify raises $1 billion in debt, and an IPO may be coming | Spotify is rising as Pandora is falling, so it could soon be the biggest music streaming service
Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Spring 2016 conference is around the corner on May 12, 2016 at the historic Scottish Rite Center in Oakl... |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Tinder buys Humin, looks to expand beyond dating | Humin's team will be working on a new product, levering its tech to help better connect people
Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Spring 2016 conference is around the corner on May 12, 2016 at the historic Scottish Rite Center in Oaklan... |
| Mar 29, 2016 | The fight between Apple and the FBI is over, and the FBI won | The FBI dropped its case against Apple, saying it has unlocked the San Bernardino phone without them
Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Spring 2016 conference is around the corner on May 12, 2016 at the historic Scottish Rite Center in ... |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Hootsuite acquires social-selling app Sales Prodigy | The company will use Social Prodigy's technology to build out its own social selling offerings
Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Spring 2016 conference is around the corner on May 12, 2016 at the historic Scottish Rite Center in Oaklan... |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Dropcam founder slams Nest, now regrets selling his company | Nest bought Dropcam for $555 million in June of 2014
Mergers and acquisitions are becoming more common with the stagnant IPO market. When those kinds of deals go down, the hope has to be, when combining two teams, as well as founders and CE... |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Who's financing the digital health ecosystem? | At Vator Splash Health 2016, KPMG's Mark Ginestro moderated panel on healthtech investing trends
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Mark Ginestro (Principal, KPMG) moderated the panel: Who's Financing the Digital Health Ecosystem with panelists: ... |
| Mar 28, 2016 | Transcript: Helmy Eltoukhy at Vator Splash Health | Splash Talk Helmy Eltoukhy (Founder & CEO, Guardant Health)
At Vator Splash Health 2016,Helmy Eltoukhy (Founder & CEO, Guardant Health) tackled cancer with technology together with Bambi Francisco Roizen. Here's a transcript as well... |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Fireside: Reinventing Healthcare Insurance with Ali Diab | Ezra Roizen discussed with Ali Diab on re-inventing health insurance at Vator Splash Health 2016
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Ali Diab (Founder & CEO, Collective Health) and Ezra Roizen (Managing Director, Vator Investment Club) discuss... |
| Mar 25, 2016 | U.S. computer programmers suffer the biggest gender pay gap | A male computer programmer makes over 28% more than his female counterparts
We may be coming to the end of Women's History Month, but that doesn't mean that we should stop doing stories about how hard it is for women to get ahead in tech.
I... |
| Mar 24, 2016 | Glooko, Propeller Health, Enlitic on telemedicine trends | At Vator Splash Health 2016, Vator's Roman Arzhintar leads talk on patient-engagement
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Roman Arzhintar (Managing Director, Vator Investment Club) moderated the panel: "Telemedicine and Patient-Engagement&quo... |
| Mar 24, 2016 | Pokitdok, Box, Validic, Human API: New data on health | At Vator Splash Health 2016, Subtraction Capital leads discussion on uncovering new data
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Paul Willard (Partner, Subtraction Capital) moderated the panel: Uncovering new data from APIs and the platforms with pane... |
| Mar 24, 2016 | Video: Breakout Labs' Julia Moore on funding 'science' | At Vator Splash Health 2016
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Julia Moore (Portfolio Director, Thiel Foundation's Breakout Labs) shares Funding the 'science' behind Health Care - See more at: https://events.vator.tv/splash-health-...
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| Mar 21, 2016 | Innovators in patient-centered healthcare | At Vator Splash Health 2016
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Stephanie Lee (Senior Technology Reporter) moderated the panel: Innovators in patient-centered healthcare with panelists: Jason Oberfest (Founder & CEO, Mango Health), Vic Gundotr... |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Transcript: Vijay Pande at Splash Health 2016 | Splash Talk Vijay Pande (General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz)
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Vijay Pande (General Partner, Andreesen Horowitz) shared his presentation: "When software eats bio." Here's a transcript as well as the vi... |
| Mar 17, 2016 | Take that, Trump: majority of unicorns founded by immigrants | Companies like Uber, Slack, FanDuel and Eventbrite all had at least one founder born overseas
Immigration has been a hot topic on the campaign trail this year, with a lot of the dialogue escalating to vitriol and hateful rhetoric againts im... |
| Mar 17, 2016 | Video: Vijay Pande of Andreessen Horowitz at Splash Health | VC Partner talks about the convergence of technology and biology
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Vijay Pande, Partner at Andreessen Horrowitz gave (what was rated the most popular presentation at Splash Health) a talk about how healthcare tech... |
| Mar 16, 2016 | Video: Practice Fusion's Ryan Howard at Splash Health 2016 | Founder shares insightful lessons about protecting ourselves as founders
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Ryan Howard, Founder & Chairman of Practice Fusion, shared from his experience on how to be protected as a founder.
Thanks to our main... |
| Mar 15, 2016 | Video: Guardant Health CEO Helmy Eltoukhy at Splash Health | Tackling cancer with technology
At Vator Splash Health 2016, Helmy Eltoukhy, Founder & CEO of Guardant Health, sat down with Bambi Francisco to tackle cancer with technology.
Thanks to our main sponsors KPMG, Javelin Venture Partners, S... |
| Feb 3, 2016 | Meet The Organizations Vying For The Crunchie Award For Biggest Social Impact In 2015 | It’s that time of year again. With the passing of January into February the 9th Annual Crunchies are almost upon us.
Next week, on February 8, some of the best minds of our generation will descend bedecked, bedazzled, and (some of them at l... |
| Jan 26, 2016 | Pinterest addresses the next step in diversity: inclusion | The company is doing research with Paradigm on how to tackle "belonging uncertainty"
Diversity, or the lack thereof, has become a hot topic in Silicon Valley over the last couple of year. Companies have started releasing reports o... |
| Jan 2, 2016 | The 9th Annual Crunchies Finalists announced | The 9th Annual Crunchies Awards Show is round the corner. Let’s meet the finalists.
The 9th edition of the Annual Crunchies Awards also referred to as The Oscars of Startups and Technology, is quickly approaching. On Tuesday, February 8, 2... |
| Dec 28, 2015 | Announcing The 9th Annual Crunchies Finalists | After a multitude of worthy nominations, TechCrunch is proud to announce the 9th Annual Crunchies Awards finalists. Take a peek below at the full list of finalists for each award category.
There are 12 categories that recognize a variety of... |
| Sep 24, 2015 | Oakland To Tech: Please Don’t Screw This Up Like Last Time | A few weeks ago, I was having lunch with Darrell Jones III, who heads up business development at Clef, at the southern restaurant Pican a few blocks away from the Oakland building that 3,000 Uber workers are slated to move into by 2017.
Jon... |
| Aug 24, 2015 | Developing Targeted Initiatives For Women Of Color In Tech | Ramona Ortega Contributor
Ramona Ortega is the Founder of Mi Dinero Mi Futuro, a financial planning tech startup.
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| Jul 28, 2015 | DC-based Village Capital raises $13.2M for social impact fund | A local investment fund with an interesting conceit just raised $13.2 million.
D.C.-based Village Capital invests in companies — but only if they’ve won the vote of their peers.
Now, the company has won the backing of its own peers, includi... |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Tom Vander Ark: Why Private Capital Wins Out Over Philanthropy in the Game of Innovation | Tom Vander Ark has worn many education hats over the years. He’s been a superintendent, worked for the Gates Foundation, and served as a finance guy for a startup. But more recently, he’s got street cred as CEO of Getting Smart and Partner ... |
| Jun 23, 2015 | The art of building billion-dollar startups | Jim Scheinman shares his insights at Vator splash oakland 2015
Check out the full video of Jim Scheinman, Founder of Maven Ventures who spoke about "Consumer unicorns: The art of building billion dollar startups" at Vator Splash O... |
| Jun 22, 2015 | It's time for Silicon Valley to walk the walk on racism | The CEO of Slack railed against racism, but is Silicon Valley actually trying help the problem?
Ever since a gunman walked into a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina last week, and opened fire, killing nine innocent people, ... |
| Jun 10, 2015 | Video: Indiegogo CEO's 10 myths about entrepreneurship | Lessons learned by Slava Rubin at Splash Oakland 2015
Slava Rubin, co-founder and CEO of Indiegogo, shared his lessons learned building his crowdfunding startup since 2008 at Vator Splash Oakland 2015.
In his Splash Talk, he first reminded ... |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Patrick Lee: Running a startup is like poker | Founder of Rotten Tomatoes, Hobolabs shares lessons at Vator Splash Oakland 2015
This year's Vator Splash Oakland 2015 had three Breakout Session tracks. Track 1 was on "Entrepreneurship - tips on scaling, fundraising, assessing risk, ... |
| Jun 1, 2015 | Ariel Poler: What great entrepreneurs have in common | At Splash Oakland, Poler shares lessons and advice from two decades of investing
Here's the most popular Breakout Session talk at Vator Splash Oakland 2015.
Ariel Poler, one of the more prolific early angel investors in Silicon Valley, gave... |
| May 27, 2015 | How startups can have a social impact | Bart Garrett's Breakout talk at Vator Splash Oakland 2015
This year's Vator Splash Oakland 2015 had three Breakout Session tracks. Track 1 was on "Entrepreneurship - tips on scaling, fundraising, assessing risk, etc." Track 2 was ... |
| May 26, 2015 | Vator Splash Oakland 2015 Finalist - Countable | Check out Bart Myers' presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
Vator Splash Oakland 2015 finalist Countable is a platform where users can learn about issues, influence their representatives in government, and rally their community and... |
| May 26, 2015 | Greylock's Josh Elman on why he backed Meerkat | Cory Johnson ( Bloomberg TV) and Josh Elman at Vator Splash Oakland 2015
Cory Johnson, anchor and editor of Bloomberg TV sat down with Josh Elman, a rising star and Partner of Greylock at Vator Splash Oakland 2015. The discussion - intended... |
| May 23, 2015 | Video: Thumbtack CEO Zappacosta at Splash Oakland 2015 | Lessons learned building a local-services empire with Marco Zappacosta and Javelin's Jed Katz
At Vator Splash Oakland 2015, Marco Zappacosta, Co-Founder and CEO of Thumbtack sat down with Bambi Francisco, Founder and CEO of Vator and Jed Ka... |
| May 22, 2015 | When will tech look like America? | At Splash Oakland, Oakland's Mayor talks to diversity leaders from Google, Kapor, Pandora
The US has a racially and ethnically diverse population and there are more women than men, yet the tech world doesn't mirror this. Talk about diversit... |
| May 22, 2015 | Vator Splash Oakland 2015 Finalist - ShowKit | Check out Anthony Kelani's presentation on stage and the judges' feedback
Check out CEO and Co-Founder of Showkit Anthony Kelani's, presentation on stage and the judges feedback during the Vator Splash Oakland 2015 competition. ShowKit is t... |
| May 19, 2015 | If Seed is the new A, how helpful are angels? | Semil Shah, Jonathon Triest and Renee Diresta chat about angel investing, party rounds, pro rata
Semil Shah, General Partner of Haystack, moderated the "Meet the active angels" panel at Vator Splash Oakland 2015. On the panel were... |
| May 15, 2015 | What top VCs think about startup Unicorns | Tod Francis, Ben Ling, Emily Melton with Alastair Goldfisher on Unicorns and Super-Sized A's
At Vator Splash Oakland 2015, Alastair Goldfisher, Venture Capital Editor of VCJ and peHUB, moderated the panel: "Unicorn and super-sized A ro... |
