These public investments are not enough. Particularly when it comes to equity investment. Thats what were going to talk about today. In particular, want to bring to light a set of investments from treasury through states, the state Small Business Credit Initiative. This is a unique opportunity with public funds to connect communities of color and other underserved communities with the highgrowth Equity Capital. How do we do it . We know that the pipelines are not there. We do that this market is not serving communities of color very well. You all know the statistics im sure the folks watching online show the statistics that black founders are getting 1. 2 of venture funding that latinx companies are getting 2. 1 and women founders 2 . Of that 2 , only 1. 8 of that went to women of color. Keep in mind, Venture Capital is just a small slice of the Equity Capital that is available yet we know that these early infusions particularly from low wealth communities that are already starting fro
These public investments are not enough. Particularly when it comes to equity investment. Thats what were going to talk about today. In particular, want to bring to light a set of investments from treasury through states, the state Small Business Credit Initiative. This is a unique opportunity with public funds to connect communities of color and other underserved communities with the highgrowth Equity Capital. How do we do it . We know that the pipelines are not there. We do that this market is not serving communities of color very well. You all know the statistics im sure the folks watching online show the statistics that black founders are getting 1. 2 of venture funding that latinx companies are getting 2. 1 and women founders 2 . Of that 2 , only 1. 8 of that went to women of color. Keep in mind, Venture Capital is just a small slice of the Equity Capital that is available yet we know that these early infusions particularly from low wealth communities that are already starting fro
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A federal judge ruled that a venture capital firm can continue offering grants stating a lawsuit claiming the program unlawfully excludes other races was unlikely to suceed.