Dominic-Madori Davis, Author at TechCrunch

Techstars is laying off 17%, ending its J.P. Morgan-backed programs

Dominic-Madori Davis — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:31:34 +0000

Techstars is cutting 17% of its staff and will end its $80 million J.P. Morgan-backed AdvancingCities program once the fund is completely deployed.

Ex-Clubhouse employees take another swing at a social networking startup

Dominic-Madori Davis — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The ex-Clubhouse, Netflix employees raised $1.65M for an app that combines social media, networking, and dating.

38 startups have become unicorns so far in 2024: Here’s the full list

Dominic-Madori Davis — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The list includes Elon Musk’s xAI, which is already valued at a staggering $24 billion, as well as a good number of other AI startups.

Open source startup FOSSA is buying StackShare, a site used by 1.5M developers

Dominic-Madori Davis — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000

StackShare is one of the more popular platforms for developers to discuss, track, and share the tools they use to build applications.

DEI backlash: Stay up-to-date on the latest legal and corporate challenges

Dominic-Madori Davis — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:38:18 +0000

It's clear that this year will be a turning point for DEI.

Stay up-to-date on the amount of venture dollars going to underrepresented founders

Dominic-Madori Davis — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Stay up-to-date on the latest funding news for Black and women founders.

Digital marketing startup Plaiced has acquired Precursor Ventures-backed Clutch

Dominic-Madori Davis — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Madison Long and Simone May founded Clutch in 2020 to help connect people to businesses looking for marketing and content creation.

CityRock launches second fund to back founders from diverse backgrounds

Dominic-Madori Davis — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:30:00 +0000

The firm has numerous legs to it, ranging from a venture studio to standard funds, where it does everything from co-founding companies to deploying capital.

After a 30-year career in IT, Protexxa founder raises $7.2M for cybersecurity employee hygiene

Dominic-Madori Davis — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

McGowan said she founded the company due to the rapid rise in cyber attacks these past years and the increased fears people have about cybersecurity.

Some Black startup founders feel betrayed by Ben Horowitz’s support for Trump

Dominic-Madori Davis — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Trump is an advocate for a number of policies that could be harmful to people of color.

Female-founded startups have raised $15.5 billion so far this year, but that’s not really good news

Dominic-Madori Davis — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The reality of the situation is that startups with all women founders will still probably raise 2% of venture capital funding this year.

A VC told Keely Cat-Wells to get a male, non-disabled co-founder — she balked, nabbed a $2M pre-seed round

Dominic-Madori Davis — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Cat-Wells said she started this platform because traditional hiring processes are exclusionary and often overlook skilled, talented disabled people.

Shark Tank-backed Kudos raises another $3M for healthier, cotton-based disposable diapers

Dominic-Madori Davis — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:01:00 +0000

Kudos founder says her company makes a disposable diaper lined with 100% cotton, unlike the major competitors.

Women in AI: Sarah Bitamazire helps companies implement responsible AI

Dominic-Madori Davis — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Sarah Bitamazire is the chief policy officer at the boutique advisory firm Lumiera.

Fearless Fund’s founder has resigned, and it’s a sad reflection on the VC world for Black women

Julie Bort, Dominic-Madori Davis — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:14:42 +0000

Fearless Fund’s co-founder and COO Ayana Parsons has announced that she was stepping down. The firm is being sued by a politically conservative group.

TestParty raises $4M to help automate the coding for accessible websites

Dominic-Madori Davis — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

As of today, nearly all of the world’s most popular website homepages are not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

H Venture Partners launches venture studio focused on microbiome tech

Dominic-Madori Davis — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The firm said that it will source talent who can solve health problems like depression, cancer, eczema and neurodegenerative diseases.

Women in AI: Anika Collier Navaroli is working to shift the power imbalance

Dominic-Madori Davis — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Anika Collier Navaroli is working to shift the power imbalance. She is known for her research and advocacy work within technology.

Silicon Valley leaders are once again declaring ‘DEI’ bad and ‘meritocracy’ good — but they’re wrong

Dominic-Madori Davis, Kyle Wiggers — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang set off another debate with an anti-DEI post. It revealed a lot about the current state of DEI in tech.

Women in AI: Charlette N’Guessan is tackling data scarcity on the African continent

Dominic-Madori Davis — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Charlette N'Guessan is the Data Solutions and Ecosystem Lead at Amini, a deep tech startup leveraging space technology and artificial intelligence to tackle environmental data scarcity in Africa and the global South.