41 percent of tech startups pitching for funding are women or minority-led — yet only 10 percent of those startups get funded. Non-profit Startup Runway was formed to close that gap by connecting these founders with the investors and mentors who understand early-stage companies. In the last 24 months, Startup Runway finalists have raised over $15 million […]
Over the last few decades, home ownership has seen a demonstrated age shift — The Atlantic documents that the share of 18-to-34 year olds who own a home has fallen to a 30-year low. Though driven by many factors, this is at least partially because the millennial generation often pursues a different life path than those before […]
Switchyards Downtown Club is gearing up for its monthly Thursday night takeover — The Consumer Show Each month at Switchyards Downtown Club, #theconsumershow highlights five startups, each of whom presents their business pitch for five minutes. Then, they get to provide feedback to the consumer-driven community about what they have done the best, and what they need help […]
Village Capital Pathways, an initiative of venture firm Village Capital and global financial institution UBS, has launched its inaugural Atlanta program to help underrepresented founders of high-growth companies. The Atlanta program is being implemented locally by partner Goodie Nation, a social impact tech startup incubator, who helped identify the 10 startups in the 2018 cohort. […]