Has YC ever funded a company with a Black founder? 15 years ago
Kalimah Priforce (Qykno | Career Matchmaking 4 Kids)
There have been several discussions about this topic, including my own: "Startup America Should Look Like America" http://bit.ly/fuqcBB.
There are groups that are forming to address the need for diversity in the tech world.
The "Black Founders" Kickoff Launch Event is on Thursday, March 24th, 2011 at www.meetup.com/BlackFounders/events/16882191/ The Plancast event details are here: http://plancast.com/p/4cq2
We've recently launched four "Building While Brown" groups on facebook: Bay Area: http://on.fb.me/hyJJhM, NYC http://on.fb.me/fF2lXW, DC|VA http://on.fb.me/gf4beu and the RTP http://on.fb.me/dZCrnj