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Just yesterday, the seemingly promising Programming Languages Festival failed to raise enough funds on Kickstarter: its organizer, a YouTuber who goes by Context Free (I see what you did there) asked for $50,000 and raised $8,709. Given that he is a popular content creator and the speaker list was impressive (boasting prominent language designers and experts) I feel compelled to break down why this conference wasn’t viable in its current form.

From connecting creative professionals of color with employers to using AI and deep learning to help medical professionals, Baltimore's tech startups have strong relationships with Big Tech. Several leaders of 2023 RealLIST Startups broke down the lay of this land in a recent Zoom conversation.

We caught up with the UMBC alum and cofounder just ahead of the domestic launch of the company’s alternative asset class investment-focused app this spring. Here’s how this Baltimore-area cofounder is trying to promote equity and control for creators in the UK — and pushing for the same stateside.