DIVERSITY: StartupStarter’s Mission is to Level the Playing Field for the Under-Represented Founder. The Social Network for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Service Providers Launches…..
This opinion piece, about the founding of StartupStarter, was written by Jose Barrera, founder and CEO. StartupStarter is a social network (virtual for now), with HQ in LA. It invites founders, mentors, advisors, investors and service providers to join. It provides founders
AI and Overcoming Bias: How Does an App Attempting to Keep People Safe Overcome Racial Bias and Profiling? BeWize Founder Says It’s Taking the Necessary Precautions. inter-TECH-ion investigates…
(inter-TECH-ion intern Noah Chavarria contributed to this article.) Let's say you're on a vacation or business trip and want to check out a restaurant or other establishment in a city you'r e not familiar with. But you've never been to the neighborhood
DIVERSITY: OC Coding Bootcamp Offers $4,000 Scholarship for Women In Tech. Learning Fuze Partners with BeSmartee…
An OC coding bootcamp’s commitment to diversity enables women in tech to either enhance their coding skills or shift gears altogether. LearningFuze is OC’s longest-running coding bootcamp. As it’s committed to the growth of the OC tech scene, it’s partnered with
PEOPLE: Google’s Star AI Ethics Researcher Allegedy Forced Out. MIT Review Investigates What Happened With Timnit Gebru…
From MIT Technology Review…. On the evening of Wednesday, December 2, Timnit Gebru, the co-lead of Google’s ethical AI team, announced via Twitter that the company had forced her out. Gebru, a widely respected leader in AI ethics research, is known
ACCESSIBILITY: Linket Provides Domain Names That Are Accessible and Affordable
This article was written by inter-TECH-ion's intern Noah Chavarria
OPINION: Two SoCal AI Experts Share Their Insights and Opinions on the Challenge of Developing Ethics Around AI. Neil Sahota and Brian Dolan Share Their Thoughts and Concerns…
AI has permeated all aspects of our lives. And continues to do so. Yet, while this powerful tech has been around for a while, there's still no universal framework or guidelines governing its use and ethics. In the meantime, there’s a
NEWS: Good Growth Capital Lives Up to Its Name and Adds a West Coast Partner with Deep Roots in SoCal
Good Growth Capital is expanding its reach into Southern California now, with the addition of Krisztina Holly as a partner. She grew up in LA and has been living here for 15 years as an adult. She just led the firm’s
PEOPLE: Founder Gym Program Director Paige Hendrix Buckner Talks About You are Who You Hang Out With
This article was written by inter-TECH-ion intern, Noah Chavarria
DIVERSITY: Visualizing SoCal’s Diversity Advantage
This was written by Andy Wilson, executive director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation: Many of us know that SoCal has a diversity advantage through its breadth of people, industries, and technologies. I like to say that our diversity is our
DIVERSITY IN VC IN OC: Key Opinion Leaders Discuss Their Thoughts of How to Increase Diversity
Diversity is the buzzword these days, and rightfully so, as more and more key players in the VC industry honor it. Here are the thoughts of key leaders in OC about diversity in VC. Okapi Venture Capital in Newport Beach. One
DIVERSITY IN VC: Diversity Rider Created by Venture Capitalist in LA
In addition to the importance of diversity in VC teams – whether they’re at private firms or affiliated with universities – another critical piece that’s garnering more attention these days is the diversity rider. A diversity rider is a call-to-action focused
FUNDING: It’s Not a Pipeline Problem. Female STEM Entrepreneurs are Ready for Funding. Yet, Barriers and Bias Still Preventing That…
Businesses led by women comprise 45% of all U.S. companies. And, four in 10 of those are led by women of color. However, only a small fraction of these businesses is STEM-oriented (STEM = science, technology, engineering and math). STEM women
OPINION: These authors from MIT Technology Review Believe AI Ethics Groups Need to Take Regional and Cultural Diversity Into Account
Abhishek Gupta and Victoria Heath have written a cogent opinion piece on why they think it's ill-advised that AI ethics advisory boards still are mainly comprised of people based in Europe or the U.S. Gupta is the founder of the
DIVERSITY DOING GOOD: Three Tech Organizations Led by Blacks – MyCovidMD, Blavity and Concerned Citizens Community Involvement…
This article was written by Karen Borchgrevink, the executive director of LA Tech4Good, which highlights tech initiatives that support and inspire social change. There's a lot of synergy between LATech4Good, and inter-TECH-ion™, the new incarnation of OC Startups Now™, which
NEWS: FinTech Startup Receives $30M in Debt Financing. Fvndit Will Use the Funds in Its Home Market of Vietnam…
A fintech startup with locations in Irvine and Vietnam has received an investment of debt financing in the amount of $30 million, led by Accial Capital and Variant Investments. Fvndit uses tech to re-build core parts of the funding infrastructure. It
INNOVATION: How To Get More Women in Tech and onto Boards. Panel at Octane’s Technology Innovation Forum Shares Experience and Advice…
The Women in Tech panel at Octane's recent Technology Innovation Forum featured: Martha Daniel, CEO, IMRI Doniel Sutton, former SVP, People, PayPal, current Chief People Officer, Fastly, Roberta Swanson, VP, tax, Western Digital and also involved in Girl Scouts