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Black VCs got about 2.1% of the overall funding the US VC industry brought in last year, in what was a record fundraising year, recent data shows.

These millennial and Gen Z entrepreneurs have been pushing the envelope since they entered the workforce. Now they are the ones making the decisions.

Voyager is a provider of a SaaS multi-party collaboration and workflow management solution for the maritime value chain. Founded by Bret Smart and Matthew Costello in 2018, Voyager is backed by investors that include ATX Venture Partners, Blue Bear Capital, Knightsgate Ventures, Phaze Ventures, and Techstars Ventures and is headquartered in Houston.

Observe provides performance management tools based on a versatile observability platform. Founded by Jacob Leverich, Jon Watte, Jonathan Trevor, Philipp Unterbrunner in 2017, Observe is backed by investors that include Sutter Hill Ventures, Frank Slootman, Michael Dell, and Scott Dietzen and is headquartered in San Mateo.

Mahmee provides personalized, ongoing postpartum support to new moms and their babies, from birth to birthday. Founded by Melissa Hanna, Mahmee is backed by investors that include 500 Startups, Backstage Capital, Mark Cuban, and Serena Ventures and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 5/14/22 featuring funding details for SironLabs, Full Harvest, Civic Eagle, and twenty-two other rounds representing $1.78B in new funding that you need to know about.

Abnormal Security is protecting enterprises from targeted email attacks that were previously undetectable. Founded byÊEvan Reiser and Sanjay JeyakumarÊinÊ2018,ÊAbnormal SecurityÊis backed by investors that includeÊGreylock PartnersÊand is headquartered inÊSan Francisco.

Mercury is a bank for startups, engineered in Silicon Valley for tech companies. Founded by Immad Akhund and Jason Zhang, Mercury is backed by investors that include Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, Kevin Durant, Ryan Petersen, and Scott Belsky and is headquartered in San Francisco.

WizeHire, the most user-friendly, effective hiring solution for small businesses. Founded in 2014, WizeHire is backed by investors that include Mercury Fund, Amplo, Sandeep Jain, and Ruchit Shah and is headquartered in Houston.

Brightseed features artificial intelligence that reveals powerful compounds hidden in nature. Founded by Jim Flatt, Lee Chae, and Sofia Elizondo in 2017, Brightseed is backed by investors that include Lewis & Clark AgriFood, S2G Ventures, AgFunder, Horizons Ventures, and Fifty Years and is headquartered in San Francisco.