minority-led startups

KiwiTech Brings Its Tech-For-Equity Model to the South

February 7, 2019

To build a technology company, you need capital, often from outside investors. And to land investment, you need to show them your product. To build that product, you have to write code, right? Well, not necessarily. Many would-be tech entrepreneurs get stuck at this critical junction — how to turn a great idea on a […]

Durham’s Startup Leaders Are Using Inclusive Programs to Bring Back Black Wall Street

October 23, 2017

In the early 1900s, downtown Durham’s Parrish Street was a thriving entrepreneurial hub for African American-owned businesses and financial services — so much so that it earned the name ‘Black Wall Street’. Today, with the help of players in the Triangle, North Carolina startup community, that legacy has come back to life. Raleigh and Durham […]