Shining a Light on LGBTQ+ Representation
Crunchbase Director of Business Development & Partnerships Ryan Husk explains what LGBTQ+ representation means to him and why it's important.
History in the Making: Meet the Top-Funded Female Entrepreneurs in 2022 (Thus Far)
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting female entrepreneurs who are leading, inspiring and shaping the future.
Are VCs Indirectly Impacting Women Working in Tech?
Although the responsibility falls on founders to create a diverse workplace, Caribou co-founder Christine Simone analyzes how VCs could indirectly be playing a role in tech's gender diversity issue.
Top 30 Companies Founded by Black and Latine Entrepreneurs That Raised the Most Funding in 2021
Crunchbase's curated list of the top 30 Black- and Latine-founded companies that raised the most funding in 2021.
As Industry Regulators Try To Catch Up, Diverse Investors Are Already Making Moves
A lack of diverse C-level executives, bring up questions around how well placed our industries are to cater to the majority of consumers.
Reflecting On Our Progress: One Year Since The Launch Of Diversity Spotlight
One year ago, the Crunchbase community came together to centralize and highlight diversity data with the launch of Diversity Spotlight.
How Investors Can Build an LGBTQ+ Friendly Portfolio
There are many ways to get started investing while focusing on diversity through indexes like the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and LGBTQ-specific indexes which rate companies based on their gender diversity, racial diversity, etc.
StartOut Pride Economic Impact Index
In July 2020, with support from JPMorgan Chase, StartOut, Socos Labs, and Crunchbase launched the StartOut Pride Economic Impact Indexes (SPEII), the first of our Inclusion Impact Indexes created to gain insight into LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs' economic impact.
Women Leaders on How to Build an Inclusive Team Culture (at Any Company Size)
The following 12 women leaders have made inspiring strides in ensuring they meet the diverse needs within their teams, ultimately setting an example of upfront and ongoing effort.
Venture Capital Firms Expand Opportunities For Diverse Investors
Despite tremendous efforts by businesses across the world, a lack of diversity remains an issue at all levels.
Female Investors Aim To Reverse Alarming Decline In Women’s Economic Participation
How Women Invest is a direct remedy for the disproportionate effects being felt by women in our challenging economy.
Sistas in Sales: How Chantel George Built a Community for Women of Color in Sales
Chantel George has built a vibrant community for women of color sales professionals. Learn more about her story and how she's changing the game.
The Monthly Rundown, Bonus Edition: January Venture Rounds for Black-founded and Co-founded U.S. Companies
Following the classic Monthly Rundown style, this edition highlights Black-founded and co-founded companies with new funding from the last month.
AI Meets D&I: How Diversio Is Redefining the Diversity Gold Standard
Laura McGee is the co-founder and CEO of Diversio, a technology company that uses artificial intelligence to help organizations become more inclusive.
AI Can Advance Companies’ Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Goals—But Not Alone
As a tech entrepreneur, I instinctively look at common challenges organizations encounter. This year, however, a chronic issue has resurfaced that technology alone can’t fix: a deficiency of diversity, equity...
Daring Greatness Resonates: Know Your Fruit’s Jacqueline Alexander on Community, Culture and Commitment
Jacqueline (Jackie) Alexander has a proven track record in business. A lawyer by trade, she purchased a pear orchard and, after realizing how much fruit goes to waste due to falling off the tree, discovered an opportunity to create freeze-dried fruit for snacking.
Inlightened’s Shelli Pavone on Impacting Health Care Through Diversity and Inclusion
Pavone shares why she founded Inlightened, and how a true commitment to diversity and inclusion in health care organizations is the only way to address the diverse needs of the patients they serve.
3 Ways to Empower Female Engineers
Today, women account for 46 percent of the total U.S. workforce, but only 16 percent of all senior-level tech roles. When we consider the percentage of women in software engineering...
New Program Gives Black Founders Free Access to Valuable Technology
Tech for Black Founders, a new initiative that gives Black founders free access to valuable technology that can help them accelerate growth.
Teaching Girls to Love Their Curls: An interview with the Founder of Healthy Roots Dolls
Yelitsa Jean-Charles, founder of Healthy Roots Dolls, is on the entrepreneurial journey of a lifetime. But her success story started long before her now famous tweet--including a side-by-side picture of herself and her company’s product--offered joy to so many amid tumultuous times.
How Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon Found Her Purpose Through Lived Experiences
Resilient and determined are two words that describe Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon. Her story is an example of how to turn relentless drive into impact.
