by Alyssa | Oct 30, 2020 | Startups, The PISLA Beat
Attorney Alisia Ford was struggling to find skincare products made from natural non-toxic ingredients that would work for her darker hue when she realized this represented a big hole in the beauty market. She responded by creating an e-commerce platform to fill it,...
by Alyssa | Oct 29, 2020 | Startups, The PISLA Beat
PayPal plans to invest more than $50 million in eight Black- and Latinx-led venture capital firms, the New York Times reports. One of the firms is Slauson & Co. in Los Angeles, founded by Austin Clements. This new investment “certainly moves the needle in terms of...
by Alyssa | Oct 28, 2020 | Startups, The PISLA Beat
We’ve heard tech industry leaders promise to do something about their lack of diversity for a while now. Two recent Fast Company articles, written by pros with firsthand knowledge of the issue, explore what it will take to create lasting change. Michael Ellison, CEO...
by Alyssa | Oct 27, 2020 | Startups
Startup founders Benjamen Janey and Remy Meraz first connected through Plug In South LA’s 2019–2020 Lunch & Learn Accelerator Program. Although the two entrepreneurs each have different business focuses, they recently collaborated on a mental health initiative...
by Alyssa | Oct 21, 2020 | Startups, The PISLA Beat
Google For Startups announced that 76 Black-led startup founders were selected to receive non-dilutive cash awards from the Black Founders Fund, which launched over the summer. Two founders in Los Angeles are among the entrepreneurs receiving capital to help their...
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