NestedFunds is a financial services platform designed to help adult children provide seamless financial support to their aging parents, streamline communication, and plan for future expenses. Marcus Collins was determined to find a problem worth solving that would benefit the everyday family, specifically in areas where communities of color and…

Visible Hands — a venture capital firm with multiple programs that fund and support underrepresented founders — announces its first cohort of 20 entrepreneurs for VHLX, a virtual-first, 20 week fellowship for Latinx founders, in partnership with Google For Startups. Visible Hands is thrilled to announce its inaugural cohort for…

Last month was a big one for me: it was my first month back to work after maternity leave. It is a reality that we lose many women in the workforce as they take on the majority of the caregiving burden in families, especially as the pandemic has affected our…

Swella integrates technology to elevate the hair braiding experience. They strive to empower a more inclusive beauty standard — democratized through innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. Brooke Hill wanted to create convenient, luxury experiences for women, powered by technology. Hill didn’t set out to start a company. However, while in the…

Visible Hands, a pre-seed venture fund focused on underrepresented founders, has closed its first round of funding at $10.5 million. Starting in the Summer of 2020, the three of us — Daniel Acheampong, Justin Kang, and Yasmin Cruz Ferrine — founded Visible Hands knowing that there is something structurally wrong…

In April 2022, Visible Hands (VH) launched its very first product team, a diverse, dynamic team dedicated to product building and development. The VH product team has set out to build a cohesive set of programs, fellowships, accelerators, and digital tools that underrepresented, early-stage tech entrepreneurs can use to catalyze…

Kimoyo Insights is a user testing tool that helps companies get feedback from real people across the African diaspora. Mariam Braimah was at the top of her career as a product designer when she realized she was still missing something. As a product designer, Braimah knew how important user research…

Candoor is an online marketplace that helps Black, Latinx, Indigenous & other underserved college students and professionals receive feedback and mentorship from in-career experts for their dream jobs. Abdelwadood Daoud’s first inspiration was his father. He was the ultimate entrepreneur: a Sudanese immigrant on a mission to give his family…

Hearth Display is the modern-day family operating system, combining beautiful hardware with smart software to lighten the load of organization for busy families. Throughout her career, Mei Lin Ng has been a skilled problem solver with a passion for turning ideas into reality. After years in the startup world, Ng…