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This panel discussion will feature candid conversation about building a startup & fundraising as folks from diverse backgrounds.
About this event
Join StartOut & Transparent Collective for a candid conversation around building a startup & navigating fundraising as a Founder of Color, Womxn Founder, and/or LGBTQ+ Founder.
In this hour-long talk (+ Q&A), we'll hear from a panel of startup founders who have already been through it. We'll hear their real experience, lessons learned, & advice.
If you're an underrepresented founder building a startup, an investor looking to diversify your portfolio, or a tech enthusiast interested to learn more, we hope you'll join us! You may not hear this frank discussion elsewhere!
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Andrea Barrica
Andrea Barrica is the CEO & founder of O.school, a judgment-free educational platform to learn about sexuality & pleasure. As a queer woman of color, she's been fighting to bring more humanity to the tech industry, & her mission is to create the world's most trusted sexual wellness brand to help people increase their sexual health, power, & confidence. Previously, Andrea co-founded the leading financial solution for growing startups, inDinero.com, which now employs 150+ employees globally. She also served as a venture partner at 500 Startups, a global venture capital fund, where she worked with hundreds of startup companies.
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Bryon Dawayne Pierson Jr.
Bryon Dawayne Pierson Jr. is a social entrepreneur based in St. Louis, MO. He was a foster care student that spent his student undergraduate experience studying enrollment & retention best practices. His senior assignment looked at 330 colleges across America & what they are doing to retain students. He also was a program evaluator on the national level for a college access organization called Boys Hope Girls Hope, Lastly he served as the head of college outreach for a US Senate Campaign in Missouri. Bryon is passionate about growing honest & collaborative organizations.
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Mariah Barber
Mariah Barber is an author, certified health education specialist, & researcher who has been working in the field of public health for ten years. Barber holds a DEAI certificate from Cornell & an MPH in community, social & behavioral health as well as a B. S. in public health with a concentration in community health & a B.A. in international studies with a concentration in Latin America. She has dual certifications in cultural competency & global understating as well as immediate language proficiency in Spanish. Barbers work historically has been focused on the intersectionality between biological & social sciences on a global scale.They are the founder of the start up Invisible Strengths aimed at created a more intersectional & inclusive future of work. Her professional experience includes working as a radio personality, spoken word artist, content curator, mentor, moderator, researcher, counselor, facilitator, writer, advocate, organizer; teacher, podcaster, blogger, public speaker & educator which all influence the passion that she brings to public health & poetry.
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About Transparent Collective
Transparent Collective is a non-profit helping Black, Latinx, & womxn founders access the connections & resources they need to raise VC funding. We do this through our quarterly programs, monthly workshops, & continued community support. To date, we have had over 70 founders go on to raise over $85M in funding!
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