London-based venture capital firm, TLcom, has appointed Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s former minister of communications and technology, as lead partner as it kicks off its West African operations. The venture firm, which opened its first Africa office in Nairobi two years ago, is looking to raise up...
Marlon Nichol’s investment firm is doing something very unique— they conduct cultural trend analysis to determine which startups to invest in. Founders Network was thrilled to host Marlon of Cross Culture VC to discuss: How Cross Culture utilizes cultural investing to determine...
The thing about the tech industry and employee diversity reports is they can feel like Groundhog Day: Google, 2014: "Put simply, Google is not where we want to be when it comes to diversity." Google, 2016: "We saw encouraging...
As far as excuses go, Facebook’s latest seems particularly lame and disingenuous. Last week, the social media giant shirked blame for its failure to grow its black and Hispanic workforce, who represent 2% and 4% of its overall headcount respectively. Instead, Facebook’s head of diversity Maxine Williams...
Fabian Elliott is the founder and CEO of Black Tech Mecca. Elliott recently spoke with rolling out about Chicago’s Black tech industry, his biggest challenge, and past experiences that prepared him to launch a tech company. How would you describe the tech industry in Chicago in...