Breaking the 'young white male' tech founder mold
In the tech world’s startup scene, where investors gamble millions on promising ideas, accelerator programs operate as kingmakers. Get into a top one and you’ll have access to seed funding, mentors and the industry’s leading venture capitalists.
That’s an edge that can reap rich rewards. It’s also an edge that most often goes to those who fit Silicon Valley’s typical demographic for entrepreneurs: Young white males. Few of the industry’s incubators keep track of the racial and gender breakdown of the founders they choose to back