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Venture funding of Black startups in U.S., Atlanta withers, data show Venture capital funding for African American-owned startups plummeted in the U.S. last year, with metro Atlanta seeing one of the worst declines, according to data released Thursday by data firm Crunc...

Black-owned companies generally attract only about 1% of VC funding despite African Americans making up about 14% of the U.S. population.
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Tye Hayes Is On A Mission To Transform Local Government - Hypepotamus “Maintaining and securing these legacy modern systems has become a risk to government….it's very hard to build on,” Hayes told Hypepotamus.

Tye Hayes’ N-Ovate Business Solutions is a strategy & change management agency focusing on regulated industries like the fed govt, utility services, healthcare, & SLED (State, Local Govt, & Education). 
https://hypepotamus.com/people/profiles/tye-hayes-is-on-a-mission-to-transform-local-government/

Meet Andre Peart, The Entrepreneur Changing The Narrative Around Hiring "Untapped" Talent - Hypepota... Google’s Black Founders Fund was started in 2020 with the goal of helping Black founders secure funding and “create generational change."

The job search can be difficult for veterans, the unhoused, those experiencing domestic abuse, and others who are part of a protected or minority group.
https://hypepotamus.com/feature/untapped-solutions-atlanta/

Meet The 10 Startups Selected For The Latest Techstars Atlanta Cohort - Hypepotamus So who are the startups heading to Atlanta for the coming months with Techstars Atlanta? Get to know a bit about them here:

These Are The 10 Startups Selected For The Latest Techstars Atlanta Cohort. https://hypepotamus.com/startup-news/meet-the-10-startups-selected-for-the-latest-techstars-atlanta-cohort/

The Gathering Spot members consider cancellation amid leadership confusion An “unauthorized” email and the apparent ousting of a co-founder sparked confusion among members of the private club.

New from me: Members of The Gathering Spot have told me they’ve preparing to cancel their memberships with the private club amid confusing surrounding leadership and more

“It’s bigger than any one person getting ousted. It’s more about what happens to the culture of The Gathering Spot.”

Caught baby fever? These Atlanta entrepreneurs built an online platform for you - Hypepotamus The goal is to be an inclusive digital space for parents-to-be with adoption, surrogacy, IVF, egg donations, egg freezing, and sperm donation

The goal of BabyFever is to be an inclusive digital space for parents-to-be who come from all walks of life.

https://hypepotamus.com/startup-news/babyfever-launches-atlanta/