A black female founder suggests ways entrepreneurs can help make space for more diversity in the tech world. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Men may make up a disproportionate percentage of the tech community, but women aren’t vanishingly rare. Black women in tech, however, “are perceived as ‘unicorns,’” according to one CEO quoted recently [...]
Posts Tagged "NewMe Accelerator"
You Can’t Plan When Entrepreneurship Will Fit In
February 19, 2013 – 12:08 pm
We had five amazing women lead teams slated to be in the Spring 2013 class, more than we’ve ever had, then one by one they started to drop or defer like flies. It struck me that the male participants, many of whom had the same conflicts and decisions to make, took the risk and leveraged [...]
NewMe Accelerator Pop-Up In Miami (November 12-14)
October 24, 2012 – 6:00 am
The NewME Pop-Up is a concentrated, three-day version of the critically acclaimed 12-week startup accelerator to be held in Miami. By Angela Benton (Founder & CEO, NewME Accelerator) Miami’s diverse culture and growing entrepreneurial presence has NewME Accelerator, a Silicon Valley program designed to launch underrepresented entrepreneurs in technology, hitting the road to do its [...]
Perfecting The Startup Pitch – On National Public Radio
July 24, 2012 – 2:03 pm
Only 1% of high-tech startups in Silicon Valley are run by African-Americans. The number of women is less than 10%. The NewME minority accelerator is trying to change the face of the industry by encouraging, mentoring and training women and minorities to test their ideas in the high-tech and VC world. By Rachel Brooks (Co-Founder, [...]
Female Founders To Watch: NewMe Accelerator For Minority Entrepreneurs (Apply For New Class By June 15)
May 25, 2012 – 3:33 pm
Deadline to apply for NewMe accelerator for minority-led startups has been extended to June 15, 2012. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Earlier this week, the NewMe accelerator announced that the fall application deadline has been extended to June 15, 2012. The NewME Accelerator is a 12 week immersive program that combines quality [...]
Berkeley Pitch Mixer: Another Step Forward
April 6, 2012 – 10:00 am
Efforts to close the divide: Pitch Mixer, Black Founders, Latino Startups NewMe Accelerator… By Esther C. Moore (Co-Founder & CEO, HustleAndCode) You need only put your ear to the ground these days to catch conversation about Silicon Valley’s diversity challenge as it relates to women, blacks, latinos and other underrepresented groups knocking at the door [...]
Work/Life Balance: Angela Benton Schedules For The Unexpected
December 7, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Angela Benton (Founder & CEO, NewME Accelerator) It’s true that we really don’t see many women in tech, both as entrepreneurs and as executives. In fact, only a handful of top executives in tech are women and about 11% of tech founders are women. What is keeping women from starting businesses? There are several [...]
Racism and Meritocracy (Engineers Don’t Blog)
November 20, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Hadiyah Mujhid (Co-Founder, Black Founders) It was never my intention to write about racism and meritocracy. Mainly, because I hate “talk” and prefer to “do”. Not saying that “talk” and discussion isn’t helpful, but its never been my thing, I “do”. So it slightly pains me to add to the “talk” with another blog [...]
Silicon Valley’s Scarcest Resource: Technical Founders
August 26, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Laurie Segall (Reporter, CNN Money) Tiffani Bell, a NewMe participant and founder of online appointment booking site Pencil You In, relied on her coding chops to get her startup ready in time for Demo Day — an event where Silicon Valley investors gather to field pitches from companies seeking funding. Bell studied computer science [...]
BeCouply Presents at NewME Accelerator Demo Day
August 17, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Becky Cruze (Co-Founder, BeCouply) As detailed in a previous post, my boyfriend Pius Uzamere and I co-founded a tech startup called BeCouply. BeCouply is the mobile app that helps couples have epic social lives by making it easy to discover new date ideas, capture special moments and connect with other couples. Pius and I [...]
