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FAMU Foundation Invests in $25M Fearless Fund Venture Capital Firm to Support Women of Color – Free Press of Jacksonville

Fearless Fund co-founders, Ayana Parson (standing) and Arian Simone (seated). (Photo credit: Fearless Fund THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – The investment marks FAMU’s first in a Black-led VC firm and will be utilized by the Fearless Fund to grow its ever-expanding portfolio of women of color-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level or series A financing. With this announcement, the University joins other major businesses who recently invested in Fearless Fund, including Paypal, Bank of America, Invest Atlanta, and Costco. TALLAHASSEE, FL  Florida A&M University Foundation today announces its investment in the $25 million  Fearless Fund, the first venture capital (VC) fund built by women of color, for women of color, and led by two FAMU alumnae, Arian Simone and Ayana Parsons.

OZY Media Announces Virtual OZY FEST May 15-16 Partnering with HBCUs, Clubhouse | Chance the Rapper, Sevyn Streeter, Dr Fauci, Condoleezza Rice, Rev Al Sharpton, Big Freedia, Rep Maxine Waters, Mark Cuban, Aida Rodriguez

Image Credit: Flyer OZY Media today announced that OZY Fest, its one-of-a-kind festival of great entertainment, interactive experiences and big conversations, will return on May 15-16 as a virtual event, after the 2020 festival was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Headliners include musicians Chance the Rapper, Sevyn Streeter, Big Freedia, Marc Rebillet and Kat Cunning; comedians Tig Notaro, Maz Jobrani and Aida Rodriguez; chefs Marcus Samuelsson, Tom Colicchio and Ming Tsai; thought leaders Dr. Anthony Fauci, Mark Cuban, Condoleezza Rice, Malcolm Gladwell, Jim Cramer, Revd. Al Sharpton, Deepak Chopra, Rep. Maxine Waters, Sunny Hostin, Alicia Garza, Marcus Scribner, Sophia Chang, DeRay Mckesson, Carmen Yulín Cruz, Adam Grant, Katty Kay, Matt James, Valerie Jarrett, Dr. Michael Lomax, Mariana van Zeller, Dr. Danielle Moss, Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., Angela Benton and Carlos Watson; and sports figures Michael Vick, Stephen A Smith and CC Sabathia. The festival will be livestre

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Costco Wholesale Commits $1 Million to Venture Capital Firm Fearless Fund to Support Women of Color Founders

Posted on 228 Fearless Fund, the first VC fund built by women of color, for women of color, has received a $1 Million investment from Costco Wholesale Corporation (Nasdaq: COST) as a sign of support for the fund’s mission to address the disparity that exists in venture capital funding for women of color-led businesses. Launched in 2019, Fearless Fund invests in WOC-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level or series A financing. Its mission is to bridge the gap in venture capital funding for female founders of color building scalable, growth aggressive companies. The Fearless Fund team also runs The Fearless Foundation, a 501c3 organization with a goal to educate entrepreneurs through training, reduce racial inequities, and empower African-Americans to gain access to capital, as well as the Get Ready Venture Program, a 12-month training program for WOC business owners to acquire the needed training, mentorship, know

Willie Nelson to Deliver SXSW Online Conference Keynote

Willie Nelson in 2013 (cover photo by Gary Miller) Who s a bestselling author, weed entrepreneur, martial arts black belt, and now a SXSW Online 2021 keynote speaker? Willie Nelson, that s who (oh, yeah, and he may have written a tune or two). The Red Headed Stranger is usually pretty busy during South By, but with his annual anti-festival the Luck Reunion on hold for another year, Shotgun Willie is getting on the digital road again as one of the headliners for SXSW s 2021 digital conference – a rare appearance, and his first since his pop-up set Spotify House in 2016. Of course the festival seems giddy for his words. “No individual has had the cultural impact on, or been more synonymous with the creative vibrancy of Austin than Willie Nelson, and we are incredibly honored to have him as a SXSW Online 2021 Keynote,” said Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer.

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