Snapchat Says 53% Of Its 'Snap Originals' Are Fronted BY BIPOC Or LGBTQ+ Leads
Additionally, in terms of its Yellow accelerator program, which launched in 2018 to invest in startups working at the intersection of tech and content, Snap says its 2021 class comprises seven out of nine startups who count at least one BIPOC or woman founder. Since the launch of the program, Snap says that 22 of the 39 participating startups — or roughly 56% — have at least one BIPOC founder. “In 2021, we are making DEI fundamental to everything we do,” CEO Evan Spiegel and VP of DEI Oona King wrote in a letter introducing the report, “from who we hire, to the algorithms we desi...
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