TechCrunch(@TechCrunch):On one hand, US-based, Black-founded startups have already raised $643M, 70% of what was raised in the entirety of last year. But dig a little deeper into the numbers, and you'll find that in the words of @Crunchbase's head of research: "...data has shown a persistent decline in funding to Black-founded companies that outpaces the overall decline in startup funding."

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2026.06.16 00:03

On one hand, US-based, Black-founded startups have already raised $643M, 70% of what was raised in the entirety of last year. But dig a little deeper into the numbers, and you'll find that in the words of @Crunchbase's head of research: "...data has shown a persistent decline in funding to Black-founded companies that outpaces the overall decline in startup funding."