DIVERSITY: TikTok Responds to Black Creators’ Call to Action. Uber-Popular Social Media Platform Creates a New Diversity and Inclusion Position…
It may have taken a virtual dance "strike," but TikTok finally got the message. Its latest move to give Black creators the respect they've been asking for is the creation of a new diversity and inclusion position. TikTok hired Shavone Charles
NEWS/DIVERSITY: DoorDash Works to Help Afghan Refugees
After the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the Taliban taking over, Afghanis have been fleeing their country in droves. Since January, more than 550,000 Afghans have been forcibly displaced, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency. Many of the team at
NEWS/DIVERSITY: Dream Corps Tech Offering $1500 Scholarships
When Trayvon Martin was murdered in 2014, it elicited a flurry of responses in the Black community. Protests, calls for justice, grief, and a call to action. The call to action was heeded by the late rock star, Prince, and Van
NEWS/DIVERSITY: Visible Hands Announces Its Inaugural Cohort of Under-represented Founders
The founder of a platform that connects early-stage investors, accelerators and founders with one another to enable access and transparency to venture capital. Alifya Valiji is one of more than 50 under-represented entrepreneurs who comprise Visible Hands’ first fellowship program.
NEWS/DIVERSITY: CSUF Receives $40M Gift Based on Its Commitment To Educating Students From Underserved Areas
Cal State University Fullerton received the largest donation in its history — $40 million — based on its commitment to educating students who come from communities that have been chronically underserved. The gift was given by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott — the
DIVERSITY: Coming Together to Create a Gaming Framework
A Muslim and a Jew — Both Game Developers Themselves — Build a New Paradigm for Game Developers Around the World **inter-TECH-ion intern Penelope Rivera wrote this article** The political framework of the Middle East has been fraught with tension and volatility
DIVERSITY: Why Diversity in Tech Starts in the Interview by Asking the Right Questions
This was written by an employee at Virtasant, who prefers to remain anonymous. Virtasant is a global tech company that moves companies’ data storage to the cloud and then helps to manage and optimize their cloud accounts. It was three months
DIVERSITY: MaC Venture Capital Closes $101M Fund Aimed at Diverse Founders
In partnership with dot.LA, inter-TECH-ion is publishing this article, written by Ben Bergman
DIVERSITY: Full Steam Ahead – Octane Focuses on Women and Minorities. And, Launches a Fellows Program for Under-Represented Students…
Helping women and other minority entrepreneurs is a big part of the Octane Foundation for Innovation’s newly-released initiatives. Octane is a multi-faceted organization in Orange County with a long-time accelerator and a new venture fund, among other endeavors. It's also one
NEWS/DIVERSITY: Alliance for SoCal Innovation Launches SoCal Venture Pipeline
Over the past year, despite new VC funds in SoCal, the region saw fewer startups raising early-growth rounds. Much of the funding increase the region did see was due to larger checks going to later-stage startups. To assist the early-stage startups,