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"Relative to challenges, female founders are less likely to overlap with existing investor networks, which often don’t share their worldview."
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Yvonne Johnson was an American politician who was the 46th Mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina, from 2007 until 2009. She was previously a member of the Greensboro City Council for 14 years, beginning in 1993 and Mayor Pro-Tem for 6 years. Johnson was the first African-American to serve as Greensboro's mayor.
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"I have benefitted from male founder friends doing warm investor intros. However, this isn’t the norm. Investor networks need to be more open and diverse."
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"And relative to opportunities, the reality is that African female founders are building important tech companies. In addition, they have deep domain knowledge which is an important lever for success in our markets. The startups they’re working on present huge investment opportunities."
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