How black women founders, long underestimated and overlooked in tech, are now raising millions in venture capital and forcing Silicon Valley to pay attention
Jessica Guynn / USA Today : Tweets: @6gems , @usatoday , @arlanwashere , @blackgirlscode , and @recookie Tweets: Kimberly Bryant / @6gems : Super proud of @blackgirlscode board member @JuliaCollins for breaking the SV barrier as the first Black woman (or man I believe) to co-found a company valued at $1 billion! #blackgirlmagic #womenfounders #womenintech #blackgirlscode http://twitter.com/... @usatoday : Black women are the nation's fastest-growing demographic of entrepreneurs. But for decades at the nexus of money and power in Silicon Valley, they've been underestimated and overlooked. http://www.usatoday.com/... Arlan / @arlanwashere : Whew! Long, thorough read in @USATODAY from @jguynn featuring sooo many Black women in tech Together, we're unstoppable “I am trying to provide privilege for Black women,” Hamilton says. “I'm trying to put them in an ironman suit [so they can] fly.” http://www.usatoday.com/... @blackgirlscode : Meet #BlackGirlMagic! We're excited for our Board Member Julia Collins (@JuliaCollins) for becoming the first Black woman to co-found a company valued at $1 billion! http://www.usatoday.com/... R. Cooke / @recookie : “[How do we] create new, inclusive models which are designed specifically for founders whose businesses have historically been undercapitalized?” Thoughtful piece by @jguynn http://www.usatoday.com/...