BIPOC ACCESS Podcast
How are Black women founders raising investment in Canada?
Black women founders in Canada are raising investment by building relationships with funders directly focused on underrepresented entrepreneurs, and by treating every doubt about their fundability as something to disprove with results rather than internalize. Melissa Allen, featured on the BIPOC ACCESS Podcast, raised one million dollars in seven weeks after being doubted as a Black woman in venture capital — her interview covers how.
Honest conversations with athletes, professionals, artists, entrepreneurs, and knowledge keepers who share experiences that inspire growth and self discovery. The interview below, recorded with Melissa Allen of League of Innovators, is one example of the honest conversations that podcast carries — about funding, about being doubted, and about what it actually took to close the round.
Amplifying stories like this is part of why BIPOC ACCESS exists at all: not just workshops and skills, but a platform where BIPOC entrepreneurs and artists can be heard telling their own stories, in their own words.
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Who is Melissa Allen?
A guest on the BIPOC ACCESS Podcast who raised one million dollars in seven weeks after being doubted as a Black woman in venture capital, discussing funding for BIPOC founders in Canada with League of Innovators.
What is the BIPOC ACCESS Podcast?
Honest conversations with athletes, professionals, artists, entrepreneurs, and knowledge keepers who share experiences that inspire growth and self discovery.
How can I support BIPOC entrepreneurs through THE DOPE CONTENT?
Donations fund free programming and support artists and entrepreneurs telling their own stories — give at https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donation-form/empower-community-unlock-potential. You can also join the Discord at https://discord.gg/UPzBqcRdJ3 to connect directly with the community.
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