by Ter'Ranay | Sep 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
According to a 2019 study by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC, 77.1% of VC backed founders across the United States are White. By comparison, only 1% of VC backed founders identify as black and only 1.8% identify as Latinx. In terms of gender, only 9% of funded...
by Ter'Ranay | Aug 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you’re new to the entrepreneurial community, you, like many others, might be curious about the question posed above. “But a startup and small business have the same framework: have an idea, build out said idea, and share with the public for growth and profit.”, you...
by Ter'Ranay | Aug 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you’re familiar with Block Knowledge, you may be familiar with our use of the term “underestimated founders”. In 2014, when thinking about the entrepreneurs we serve, the communities we represent, and the aspirations we have for our organization, we realized there...
by Ter'Ranay | Aug 20, 2020 | Entrepreneur, Startup
If you’ve been around the entrepreneurial and start-up community, you’ve heard the words “incubator” and “accelerator”, and know that both are organizations established to support entrepreneurs through product growth and development. The main difference between the...
by Ter'Ranay | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Due to COVID-19, we have had to postpone our Demo Day & Soiree event. We look to the brighter side, because now we can make it better than before for you all. Stay tuned for more information! We’re working behind the scenes as we have hope to meet and collaborate...
