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Netflix VP Opens Up about the Company’s Inclusion Strategy

Netflix VP Opens Up about the Company’s Inclusion Strategy

by Alyssa | Jan 26, 2021 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Netflix just released a first inclusion report detailing representation within the streaming company — and plans to increase it. The driving force...

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Report Reveals Huge Revenue Gap for Black Women Entrepreneurs

Report Reveals Huge Revenue Gap for Black Women Entrepreneurs

by Alyssa | Jan 21, 2021 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

A recent report confirms what many in the startup world already knew to be true: the revenue gap for Black women entrepreneurs has been widening....

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Apple Invests $20 Million in VC Firm Harlem Capital

Apple Invests $20 Million in VC Firm Harlem Capital

by Alyssa | Jan 20, 2021 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Tech giant Apple is investing $20 million in early-stage venture capital firm Harlem Capital as part of the company’s broader $100 million effort to...

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Killer Mike Develops a Black- and Latinx-owned Digital Banking Platform

Killer Mike Develops a Black- and Latinx-owned Digital Banking Platform

by Alyssa | Jan 14, 2021 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Michael Render, better known as the rapper Killer Mike, was a tween when he first learned about the stock market from his mother and grandfather. He...

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Tech Startup Kanarys Makes History with $3 Million Seed Round

Tech Startup Kanarys Makes History with $3 Million Seed Round

by Alyssa | Jan 12, 2021 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

The first diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) technology company founded by Black female entrepreneurs, Kanarys, just closed a $3 million seed...

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How This Young Black Tech Entrepreneur Raised $4 Million

How This Young Black Tech Entrepreneur Raised $4 Million

by Alyssa | Jan 8, 2021 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Even before the pandemic hit, University of California, Santa Cruz student Vernon Coleman wanted to disrupt social networking with an egalitarian...

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Collab Capital Invests in Black-Led Music Licensing Tech Startup

Collab Capital Invests in Black-Led Music Licensing Tech Startup

by Alyssa | Jan 6, 2021 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Collab Capital, a collaborative fund that helps Black founders build sustainable, innovation-centered businesses, recently invested in the music...

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How Plug In South LA Pivoted to Support Founders in 2020

How Plug In South LA Pivoted to Support Founders in 2020

by Alyssa | Dec 29, 2020 | Startups

The past year threw extreme challenges our way, but Plug In South LA rose to the occasion. Our team reimagined programs, pivoted to virtual events,...

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Serena Williams Calls Out Shortsighted Silicon Valley VCs

Serena Williams Calls Out Shortsighted Silicon Valley VCs

by Alyssa | Dec 18, 2020 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Serena Williams has experienced what it’s like to be underestimated and underpaid throughout her career as a professional tennis player. Now, as a...

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CEOs Form Coalition to Employ a Million Black Americans

CEOs Form Coalition to Employ a Million Black Americans

by Alyssa | Dec 15, 2020 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

A group of CEOs from well-known companies launched an initiative aimed at closing the opportunity gap for one million Black Americans over the next...

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