The Plug In South LA Beat: Black Execs Invest in Broadband Access
Uncategorized The Covid-19 crisis has exposed broadband deserts throughout America. Now, two Black executives are working to increase access in rural and urban areas by launching an infrastructure impact fund. Black Enterprise reported that Morris Clark and Otis Ellis, both former...
The Plug In South LA Beat: $100 Million Fund for Founders of Color
Uncategorized As calls for change grow louder, we’re seeing new sources of funding open up that could help tip the scales. Today’s Plug In South LA Beat, our curation of must-read innovation and technology news, takes a closer look at SoftBank’s recent announcement. SoftBank COO...
Meet 4thMVMT’s Karim Webb at Urban Tech Connect
Startups Karim Webb is CEO of 4thMVMT, a Los Angeles based firm that seeks, vets, trains, finances and partners with individuals from “underserved communities” to own and operate competitive retail businesses. The primary goal of 4thMVMT is to cultivate human potential...
Meet AI LA Community’s Todd Terrazas at Urban Tech Connect
Startups Todd Terrazas is a social entrepreneur, collaboration catalyst, and the President of the AI LA Community. Prior to creating AI LA, Todd founded Brainitch — a social enterprise developing an emergency response system for music festivals and large gatherings. The...