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âThe Talent Is Hereâ: Black Women-Led VC Firm Sixty8 Capital Launches First $20 Million Fund To Invest In Underrepresented Midwestern Founders
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Kelli Jones launched her Indiana-based VC firm Sixty8 Capital to invest in underrepresented founders in the Midwest.
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After realizing the majority of venture capital firms focus on coastal companies, Kelli Jones saw an opportunity to invest in underrepresented midwestern founders.
âThe talent is here; the entrepreneurs are here,â says Jones, referring to the momentum behind businesses in the Midwest and the graduates emerging from the regionâs top engineering schools. âI moved back home to Indianapolis because I saw the opportunity to move quicker. Thereâs really not a lot going on thatâs focused on diverse founders in the Midwest.â
Bright + Early launches charitable fund to support diverse, inclusive workplaces
Bright + Early has launched a new fund that will contribute to charities supporting underrepresented individuals in the Canadian tech workforce.
The Better Workplaces Fund, as it is called, will specifically focus on supporting women, people of colour, especially Black and Indigenous people, LGBTQ+ individuals, immigrants, and refugees in the workforce. The fund will focus specifically on tech workers, where possible.
Bright + Early is committing a percentage of its sales to the new initiative, funded by its human resources (HR) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consulting work. The company has a goal of raising $20,000 this year.
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