Big S/O to the Blavity crew on this achievement.

Learn how to start a startup with YC’s free 10-week online course. 100 companies who complete the course will also receive $10K. Completely free to attend.

Black-owned makeup line Pat McGrath Labs recently secured a $60 million deal from New York-based investment firm Eurazeo Brands, bringing its valuation to $1 billion and surpassing that of Kylie Jenner’s cosmetics company (valued at $800 million).

This Y Combinator startup created an app to help solve prison overcrowding. 

Since its founding in 2009, Google Ventures has stood out in an industry whose track record has trailed the stock markets at large. Learn about the role of data in making investment decisions.

Great read on social oppression and workplace inequality. Stories from Tottenham  

GOODsoil VC presents GetFunded with GOODsoil VentureCapital @ Barclay’s RISE - Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Barclay’s RISE London.

Stacy Brown-Philpot, the chief executive of TaskRabbit, says her race often factors into the perception people have of her when they first meet. “No one thinks I’m a C.E.O.,” she says.

News company voluntarily publishes figures alongside initiatives to tackle inequality. Not sure about whether initiatives like this truly get to the core of solving the problem.

Black men face many barriers when it comes to finding a well-paid job. But the truth is that racism cannot be overcome by amassing more qualifications.