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An analysis of 10,000 tech entrepreneurs and 135 venture capital firms found only 1% of venture-funded tech projects went to Black individuals

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Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2028: baselines and conditions change

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q2 i? In an analysis of 10,000 tech entrepreneurs and 135 venture capital firms, only 1% of tech projects receiving venture funding were Black individuals. → vc-stat

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Carter, B., Shah, Z., Tinsley, B., LeGrand-Dunn, J., Luke Luna, C. (2023, August). Understanding the supports and skills that enable successful pathways for Black learners and workers into non-four-year degree technology careers: A landscape scan. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/189

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The scan cites, in its financial capital barriers table, an analysis of "10,000 tech entrepreneurs and 135 venture capital firms" finding only 1% of venture-funded tech projects went to Black individuals, as an example of exclusionary venture capital funding practices.

"From an analysis of 10,000 tech entrepreneurs and 135 venture capital firms, only 1% of tech projects receiving venture funding were Black individuals."

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title An analysis of 10,000 tech entrepreneurs and 135 venture capital firms found only 1% of venture-funded tech projects went to Black individuals
description An analysis of 10,000 tech entrepreneurs and 135 venture capital firms found only 1% of venture-funded tech projects went to Black individuals
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 2023
recheck_by 2028
generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-09
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sources 1 — vc-stat

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