by Chantal Allam April 29, 2021 .
DURHAM – Courtroom5 is on a streak after being named a finalist in the Founders of Color Showcase run by global impact investor syndicate Next Wave Impact.
The Durham-based, Black-owned legal tech startup will now be one of six finalists to pitch their companies to an audience of investors, funds and angel groups on May 3.
“Funding opportunities are glaringly disproportionate for founders of color who want to scale their businesses, and the Founders of Color showcase is one way to help reverse that,” said Alicia Robb, founder of Next Wave Impact, in a statement. “We look forward to welcoming this year’s talented finalists to the stage to present their innovative products and services, with the potential for growing their network, creating new syndication partnerships and scaling their businesses.”
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by Chantal Allam February 23, 2021 .
RALEIGH – Courtroom5 is scaling quickly after landing the backing of the women’s investment group SheEO.
The Durham-based, Black-owned legal tech startup that offers a “legal toolbox” for people who can’t afford a lawyer in court, confirmed it has been named a SheEO U.S. Venture for 2021.
SheEO is a global community of “radically generous women” building a $1 billion perpetual fund to support women and non-binary entrepreneurs. It selects just five organizations each year to provide activation resources, coaching and funding to aid in growing their businesses.
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As an official SheEO U.S. Venture, Courtroom5 will receive access to SheEO’s activators, a global community of women who activate their buying power, networks and expertise to support the selected ventures. In addition, SheEO will provide a zero percent interest loan to advance Courtroom5’s mission to make the often-complex legal syst