Right-wingers who sued to stop a grant program for Black women — and diversity efforts more broadly — notched a win as the fund agreed to shut down the program. IE 11 is not supported.

Fearless Fund, a venture capitalist firm that invests in female entrepreneurs of color, has settled a discrimination lawsuit over a grant program specifically for Black women. The lawsuit from the ...

Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm focused on supporting women of color, announced it will permanently close its Fearless Strivers Grant program for Black women business owners.

In June, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals blocked Fearless Fund from awarding $20,000 grants to businesses owned by Black women while the case was litigated, siding with anti-affirmative ...

A venture capital firm has closed a grant program for Black women business owners as part of a settlement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was discriminatory.

The Fearless Fund noted that in 2022, businesses owned by Black women received less than 1% of the $288 billion invested by venture capital firms. The fund aimed to address this significant gap.

A venture capital firm has closed down a grant contest for Black women business owners as part of a settlement agreement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was ...

Fearless Fund agreed to settle the case, according to a filing, permanently closing its Strivers Grant Content that awarded $20,000 grants to Black women-owned businesses, months after an appeals ...

Fearless Fund, a venture capitalist firm that invests in female entrepreneurs of color, has settled a discrimination lawsuit over a grant program specifically for Black women.. The lawsuit from ...

The Fearless Fund, an investment group geared toward women of color, has agreed to end its grant program for Black women as part of a legal settlement.

Fearless Fund CEO Arian Simone (center left) said in a statement that the firm will continue its mission of “helping and empowering women of color entrepreneurs in need.” Here she’s shown with ...