1225 Morgan Stanley welcomes 11 new companies into the winter cohort of the Multicultural Innovation Lab – an accelerator program that provides access to capital for early stage technology and technology-enabled companies led by women and multicultural entrepreneurs. (Image: Courtesy of Morgan Stanley) Morgan Stanley has announced 11 startups for its fifth cohort of the Multicultural Innovation Lab, including seven companies run by Black founders. The Lab is an accelerator program for technology and technology-enabled startups in the post-seed to Series B funding rounds. Now in its fifth year with 43 participating companies, the program targets startups with a multicultural or woman founder, co‐founder, CTO, or other C-suite member developing innovative solutions across sectors.