Kelsey Hightower: Why Black Founders still struggle in Silicon valley? (ep03)

In episode-03, We sat down with Kelsey Hightower to unpack a tough question:
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲? 🎙️

✊🏾𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬
1️⃣ Only 1.2% of VC funding in the U.S. went to Black founders in 2022.
2️⃣Less than 5% of tech employees are Black

The numbers don’t lie — and Kelsey came through to break it all down.
From being the only Black speaker at KubeCon to the deeper issues in startup funding — this one’s raw, real, and overdue.
Tune in. Reflect. Share!
𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬:
⁠⁠⁠⦿ Black Founders continue to not be funded in Silicon Valley⁠⁠⁠⁠
https://news.crunchbase.com/ve....nture/something-vent
⦿ Total VC funding in the US raised by black founders(1.2%)
https://news.crunchbase.com/di....versity/vc-funding-b
⦿ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Black Employees at top tech companies (5%)⁠⁠
https://docs.google.com/spread....sheets/d/1OZx-_tm3PP

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