Dominic-Madori Davis
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Past articles by Dominic-Madori:
Enabling equitable cancer prevention with Feyi Ayodele from CancerIQ
Ayodele talks about why she built the healthtech company alongside her mother and what the journey looked like. → Read More
VC Office Hours: Why the sex tech industry could benefit from today’s politics
Vice clauses often exclude the sex tech industry from most VCs' investment areas, but the fervor around reproductive rights could drive the conversation forward for this industry. → Read More
VC Office Hours: Fabrice do Rego on building one of the few Black-led funds in the EU
'People talk about the financing gap, but most of the time, the most important gap is the information gap. You need to inform people.' → Read More
Cornerstone VC hires Ella Wales Bonner as first female partner
She will be the fund's first female partner as it seeks to build a "world-class" team. → Read More
Farmers use tech too with Charles Baron from Farmers Business Network
This episode covers why FBN expanded its services so quickly and what it is likely selling to a traditionally low-tech market. → Read More
What’s it like being a Black founder in France?
Partly due to a historical "color-blind" policymaking regime, the French startup ecosystem for Black founders is shrouded in mystery. → Read More
Still, sparkling, or made from the air? with Reuben Vollmer and Tyler Breton from Spout
This week's episode looks at Spout, a startup creating a device that pulls fresh drinking water straight from the air. → Read More
Fearless Fund raises multi-million-dollar follow-on round from Bank of America, Costco and Mastercard
This follow-on investment will allow the fund to continue expanding its portfolio, offering capital and mentorship opportunities to founders. → Read More
There’s a growing desire in the UK for more Black specialty venture funds
There is an increasing number of funds saying they are dedicated toward backing diverse founders. → Read More
20SALES closes $5M inaugural fund to invest in early-stage B2B SaaS startups
Although the focus of the fund is not just to solely back women, it hopes to focus its efforts there when possible. → Read More
Building a map of the U.S. healthcare system with Web Sun from Komodo Health
This week's episode features Komodo Health co-founder Web Sun who talks about the ups and downs of building from growth to layoffs. → Read More
What happens to the smaller VC firms in a more conservative market?
For those with funds that are focused on backing diverse founders who are already working with less capital, the drawback is often the difference between another round or closing shop. → Read More
Mistral AI’s mega fundraise is a red flag for many concerned about inclusivity
The result of an opaque funding environment is that a lot happens in secrecy. Founders keep their heads down, and people move in silence, especially people of color. → Read More
Smaller VCs are having an impact on diverse investors and founders
Smaller funds raising less institutional capital gives them more leverage to take risks, which is what investing in diversity is seen as. → Read More
Mitigating AI biases in healthcare with Amy Brown from Authenticx
This episode features a company that is using AI to help healthcare companies better understand the data they collect from call centers. → Read More
The ‘AI arms race’ is about more than who will lead the industry
How Gaingels’ investor Lorenzo Thione is navigating the latest Golden Age of artificial intelligence. → Read More
Venture firm Black Seed raises £5M inaugural fund to invest in Black founders
Many Black founders in the U.K. are overmentored yet underfunded. This firm cuts straight to the chase by writing checks. → Read More
Why the economics of equality is key to Atlanta's future
TechCrunch sat down with investor and entrepreneur Rodney Sampson as part of a fireside chat for our TechCrunch Atlanta Live program. The topic at hand was his work with the Atlanta-based ecosystem OHUB, which was started by him and his wife in 2013 and seeks to engage the next generation of diverse startup and venture […] → Read More
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens explains why tech companies are moving to the city
Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens sat down with TechCrunch to help open our first TechCrunch Live event dedicated to the city and spoke with us about the rapidly growing tech landscape. → Read More
Curing physician burnout with Eli Ben-Joseph from Regard
This episode talks to a founder who decided not to attend medical school due to physician burnout and instead built a company to fix it. → Read More