by WRAL TechWire — May 25, 2021 .
CHARLOTTE – A southeastern venture conference traditionally held in Atlanta is broadening their presenter recruitment efforts, launching a workshop series that will be held in cities across the region, including ones in Raleigh and Charlotte.
Venture Atlanta says in a statement that in order for greater diversity to be reflected on the event’s presentation stage, it believed it needed to widen the applicant pool, receiving applications from a more diverse set of founders.
Women and founders of color were 38% of the presenters in the organization’s 2020 conference.
Black founders receive less than one percent of all venture capital funding, and women founders receive less than 3% of all venture capital funding.