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The Fearless Fund has given $3.7 million to businesses through its grant programs and invested nearly $27 million in about 40 businesses ... The Driving Small Business Forward fund program, a ...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has blocked a Black-owned venture capitalist firm from awarding grants exclusively to Black women entrepreneurs.
The cofounder of venture capital firm Fearless Fund was there to defend her firm's grant program for Black women entrepreneurs against a lawsuit brought by anti-affirmative action activist Edward ...
The lawsuit alleges that Fearless Fund’s grant program, which awards Black women small business owners $20,000 four times a year in partnership with Mastercard, is discriminatory against ...
The group's first lawsuit was in 2023 against the Fearless Fund, a venture capital fund that supports Black women business owners, it was founded to award grants to Black women who own small businesses through one of its programs. Blum's lawsuit challenges the legality of the grantmaking program under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
The Fearless Fund is reviewing all options when it comes to responding to the 11th Circuit Court’s ruling and remains committed to its mission of investing in underrepresented groups, including ...
A venture capital firm has closed down a grant contest for Black women business owners as part of a settlement agreement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was ...
What troubles Simone more is the unclear state of Fearless’s relationship with Mastercard, which launched the Fearless Strivers Grant program in partnership with the Fearless Fund in 2021 ...