From the White House’s Tech Inclusion Pledge to Apple’s and Google’s annual diversity reports, players across the tech world have been expressing concern about the industry’s infamous diversity problem. According to CB Insights research in 2010, only one percent of venture capitalfunded startup founders were black. Although there have been only minor pockets of progress thus far, several organizations have emerged as leaders in the effort to help minority entrepreneurs start companies, build businesses, secure funding and eventually achieve success. To highlight a few of the most prominent:
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1. Techstars Foundation
2. CODE2040
3. 500 Startups
4. NewME Startup Accelerator
5. Black Founders
Angela Benton | Founder & CEO of NewME Accelerator
Laura Weidman Powers | Co-founder and CEO of CODE2040
Wayne Sutton | Co-founder of BUILDUP & Tech Inclusion
Tristan Walker | Founder & CEO of Walker & Company Brands
Luke Cooper, J.D., MBA, is the CEO and founder of Fixt, a baltimore-based on-demand platform that provides fast, secure and affordable mobile device repair solutions for individuals and corporations. Cooper is also a member of the board of directors at the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO). (Entrepreneur.com)
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