Dufu cites a report showing 0.6% of VC went to Black women
Tiffany Dufu · #78 Got Goals? Grab a Cru · Mar 3, 2025 · at 16:32
The Cru founder Tiffany Dufu cites demographic funding data after raising capital from investors on The Pitch.
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“I don't know if you guys know the statistics, but last year, Digital Undivided produced a report called Project Diane, and out of all the venture capital that was raised from 22,009 until that year, only .6% of it went to Black female founders.”
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