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.
How the Tech Industry Can Be More Inclusive to the Black Community
Shipium’s VP of GTM weighs in about his own DEI experiences within the tech industry—and how leaders can avoid making common DEI mistakes.
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.
The key to successful diversity and inclusion? Belongingness
There’s a reason we’re still talking about diversity and inclusion all these years later: the way we’re doing it now is not sustainable, nor is it working.
Talk Is Cheap, VCs Should Show Us Traction From Their Diversity Efforts
Little has been done to change the lack of diversity representation of investing partners and portfolio founders, and there are a lot of issues that must be examined.
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.
4 Tips for Minorities Pursuing A Career In Finance
In finance, African Americans and Latinos — combined — make up only about 3.5 percent of all certified financial planners.
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.
