diversity News of 07/07/20

We Need A New Field Of AI To Combat Racial Bias

Gary M. Shiffman Contributor Share on Twitter Gary M. Shiffman, Ph.D., is the author of " The Economics of Violence: How Behavioral Science Can Transform our View of Crime, Insurgency, and Terrorism ". ...

Let’S Stop COVID-19 From Undoing Diversity Gains

Rachel Sheppard Contributor Share on Twitter Rachel Sheppard is the director of global marketing at global pre-seed accelerator Founder Institute and co-founder of the Female Founder Initiative . ...

Student-Led Accelerator Envision Is Shaking Up Which Startups Get Funded

Meet Envision , a new startup accelerator. The group, built and run by a collection of students and recent graduates, just closed the application process for its first cohort of startups. Its goal isn’t merely to find some companies and give ...

To Promote Diversity, Rewire Your Broken Corporate Culture

Travis Montaque Contributor Share on Twitter Travis Montaque is CEO of Holler and made Entrepreneur Magazine's 2018 Most Daring Entrepreneur's list for his work in branding consumer conversations. He ...

The Venture Collective Launches With A New Bet On Pre-Seed Investing

Venture capital has a long way to go when it comes to investing in underrepresented founders in a meaningful way. But according to The Venture Collective’s Cat Hernandez, the issue is too complex to solve by just cutting checks and spending time ...

Black Innovation Alliance Aims To Increase Black Ownership And Shrink The Racial Wealth Gap

Over the years, a number of support organizations geared toward fostering diversity and inclusion in tech have emerged. Black Innovation Alliance , which launches today, aims to serve as a unifying force for the many organizations focused on ...

Four Views: How Will The Work Visa Ban Affect Tech And Which Changes Will Last?

The Trump administration’s decision to extend its ban on issuing work visas to the end of this year “would be a blow to very early-stage tech companies trying to get off the ground,” Silicon Valley immigration lawyer Sophie Alcorn ...

Tim O’Reilly Makes A Persuasive Case For Why Venture Capital Is Starting To Do More Harm Than Good

Tim O’Reilly has a financial incentive to pooh-pooh the traditional VC model, wherein investors gamble on nascent startups in hopes of seeing many times their money back. Bryce Roberts, who is O’Reilly’s longtime investing partner at ...

Running A Queer Dating Startup Amid A Pandemic And Racial Justice Uprising

The events of the past few months have shaken the lives of everyone, but especially Black people in the U.S. COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted members of the Black community while police violence has recently claimed the lives of George Floyd, ...

Biased AI Perpetuates Racial Injustice

Miriam Vogel Contributor Share on Twitter Miriam Vogel is the president and CEO of EqualAI , a nonprofit organization focused on reducing unconscious bias in artificial intelligence. The ...

Hoxton Ventures’ Partners Assess Europe’S Early-Stage Landscape

Hoxton Ventures , a London-based early-stage VC firm best known for backing British unicorns Babylon Health, Darktrace and Deliveroo, announced its second fund last week, coming in at just under $100 million. The firm’s self-proclaimed ...

How First-Time Fund Managers Are De-Risking

After what felt like winter, investors say startup deals are back on — although the numbers suggest they never stopped . As Semil Shah of Haystack VC phrased it in a blog post, “It’s game on, pandemic or bust.” This is good news for ...

Lyft Settles DOJ Lawsuit Alleging Violation Of Americans With Disabilities Act

Lyft has agreed to settle a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice that alleges the ridesharing company discriminated against disabled people — specifically those who use foldable wheelchairs or walkers. One complainant, known as ...

Google Employees Demand Company Stop Selling Tech To Police

A growing group of more than 1,666 Google employees is demanding Google stop selling its technology to police departments, TechCrunch has learned. “We’re disappointed to know that Google is still selling to police forces, and ...

To Create The Jobs Our Economy Needs, The US Must Expand Immigration

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for ...

Confronting Racial Bias In Video Games

Protests across the U.S. over police violence and systemic racism against Black Americans have sparked gaming companies like Electronic Arts, Epic Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation to publish statements of their support and make ...

Startup Battlefield Bonus: Application Deadline Extended One Week

This one goes out to all the early-stage startup founders. Whether you’re overwhelmed by the state of the world, overworked — or procrastination is simply an intrinsic part of your DNA — it matters not. Here’s reason to smile. We’re giving ...

5 Resources Black Entrepreneurs Can Leverage To Build And Grow

Delali Dzirasa Contributor Share on Twitter Delali Dzirasa is CEO and founder of Fearless , a full-stack digital services firm in Baltimore, MD with a mission to create software with a soul — tools ...

Tech Companies Just Found Out About Juneteenth, And This Is What They’Re Doing

In light of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and Rayshard Brooks, as well as the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Juneteenth has quickly made its way onto the radar of tech companies. On June 19, 1865, slaves in Galveston, ...

Founders: Land A Video Interview With TC

Looking for a way to get your early-stage startup the massive attention it deserves? Look no further. TechCrunch is highlighting over 30 companies at Disrupt SF. Selected companies will get a video interview with TC editorial that will be shared with ...