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WOCCON 2021

March 11-25 | Virtual Event

Bringing together women of color entrepreneurs and the allies, champions, and investors who want to support them.

While there are a growing number of Black and Latinx women-led startups crossing the $1MM threshold, the majority of Black and Latinx women–led startups raise significantly less than the average funded startup. For those who have not raised over $1MM, the median seed round raised by Black women founders is $125,000 and the median seed round raised by Latinx women founders is $200,000. As of 2020, the national median seed round funding for a startup is $2.5M.

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Apply for Success Circles

We are looking for 10 amazing entrepreneurs who want to be positioned for an exit in the next five years who are also Women of Color.

Be An Agent of Change

It’s not the overtly racist or bigoted people who openly seek to oppress others that are the biggest problem. Polite society finds them and over time roots them out. It’s the well-intentioned people who say that they care about diversity and inclusion, fairness, equity and equality but who are not active in and mindful about changing “business as usual” who are the real problem. Those who talk about the right thing yet do little to effect change. Those who allow the wrong thing to continue to happen. We all know that the status quo isn't good enough. What are we going to do to change it?

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Join us to create a new paradigm. Join us to share your insights. Join us to be part of the change we need to help more Women of Color entrepreneurs succeed. 

Just because you aren't an angel or VC investor doesn't mean you can't help us address the access to capital challenge experienced by so many Women of Color entrepreneurs. Using your professional skills, you can help a Woman of Color entrepreneur grow, scale and get to the next level.  

Thank You to Our WOCCON 2021 Sponsors:

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Women of Color Connecting Leadership Council

Toyin Ajayi

Jacqueline Allen

Janelle Benjamin

Bonnie Carter

Majora Carter

Tara Carter

Jacalyn Champion

Beth Colt

Cynthia Crossley

Nana Duncan

Bruce Eckfeldt

Stephanie Fowler

Twyla Garrett

Mary Giovinazzo

Annie Godfrey

Jeff Hamer

Marlissa Hudson

Deborah Jackson

Jan Johnson

Kay Lucas

Kristin McDonough

Clarence McGann

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Vishal Muni

Gina Nisbeth

Avis Yates Rivers

Gillian Sargeant-Allen

Lynn Selassie

Monica Slater Stokes

Seble Tareke-Williams

Peggy Wallace

Sandi Webster

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