Sherrell Dorsey
Social Impact Tech Writer
Technology, social impact entrepreneurship, tech investors of color, economic equity, tech inclusion, black startups, tech-focused sustainable companies.
Co.EXIST
A Growing Group Of Black Angel Investors Is Making Up For The Funding Biases In Venture Capital
These successful small business owners know how difficult it can be for black founders to secure the cash to get their companies off the ground. They're working to change that—with their check books.
citylab.com
A Fight For Progress in the 'New South' - CityLab
A Fight For Progress in the 'New South' - CityLab
Co.EXIST
New Report Reveals Just How Badly Black Women-Led Startups Are Being Underfunded
The ProjectDiane report finds that the ridiculous amounts of money flowing from VCs to tech companies stops if the company was founded by a black......
TheRoot
By Using Tech to Solve Social Issues, Black Innovators Have a Shot at Closing the Funding Gap
Businesses that fix real problems in untapped markets have the potential to attract investors....
Next City
Portland Fund Fuels Minority and Women Entrepreneurs
Finding shared prosperity through a diverse business ecosystem....
TriplePundit
CodeStart Incubator Goes Beyond Code to Equip Underserved Youth With Tech Skills
CodeStart equips young people of color, between the ages of 18 to 24 without a college degree, with coding and critical-thinking skills, a desire for lifelong learning, and pathways to personal and professional development....
Next City
Cultivating the Next Crop of Impact Investors
Not everyone interested in finance wants to seek fortune on Wall Street....
TriplePundit
Seventh Generation’s Plan to Take Over the Market Starts with Funny Woman Maya Rudolph
Can comedienne Maya Rudolph help Seventh Generation help get consumers to go green?...
TriplePundit
TaskRabbit CEO Announces First African-American Inclusion Plan
As one of very few female black CEOs in Silicon Valley, Stacy Brown-Philpot leads TaskRabbit’s commitment to increasing diversity in tech....
TriplePundit
Code the Dream Works to Bring Coding Skills to Immigrants
Code the Dream is hoping to turn things around for low income and immigrant communities through tech. Based in Durham, North Carolina, the program is designed to increase economic opportunities for undocumented residents by connecting tech students to better-paying careers in the city’s growing technology ecosystem....
TriplePundit
Can this New Business Accelerator Disrupt Poverty with Entrepreneurship?
This Oakland-based organization is rolling up its sleeves with a few well-heeled partners and lots of Silicon-Valley know-how to improve low-wage jobs....
TriplePundit
Q&A On Climate Leadership With Activist Pioneer Bill McKibben
Environmentalist pioneer Bill McKibben spoke with TriplePundit about the political barriers that threaten climate change policy as we approach the election....
TriplePundit
'Project Just' Gamifys Fashion Transparency from the Ground Up
We spoke with co-founder Natalie Grillon about how gamifying the shopping experience is changing the way consumers think about their favorite brands....
TriplePundit
Nike Closes the Loop with Shoes Made From Trash
More than 70 percent of Nike footwear is made from its own trash, the company announced this month....
TriplePundit
This Wearable Device Helps You Ditch Air Pollution
This wearable device crowdsources real-time environmental data, providing critical information for the public and healthcare providers about air quality....