RALEIGH – Which Black- and women-led startups made the recently published “Tweener” list? Here’s the breakdown.
Black-led startups accounted for four – or roughly 1.6% – of the total 251 “growth-stage” startups in the Triangle for 2021, WRAL TechWire counted, even though Blacks make up 21% percent of North Carolina’s population.
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Women-led startups fared better with 18 startups, or 7.1%. Latino founders accounted for three, or 1.1%.:
Women-led startups on 2021 Tweener List:
- Dede Houston, Myxx
- Sophia Lopez, Kaleido
- Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, Bee Downtown
- Melissa Phillippi, WorkDove
- Kristen Judd, 3 Birds Marketing
- Jennifer Aspell, BirghtView Technologies
- Brooks Bell, Brooks Bell Interactive
- Cara Borenstein, bytebase.io
- Amie Thompson, Creative Allies
- Alison Wood, Davinci/LCMS Plus
- Kimberly Labow
- Ursula Mead, InHerSight
- Xiaohui (Helen) Gu, InsightFinder
- Nancy Young, Needlepoint.com
- Melisse Shaban, Virtue Labs
- Elaine Rideout, Wiser Systems
- Ricci Wolman, Written Word Media
- Susan Cook, Zaloni
Total: 18
Black-led startups on Tweener List:
- Bill Spruill, Global Data Consortium
- Bernard Worthy, LoanWell
- Amie Thompson, Creative Allies
- DeShawn Brown, Coworks
Total: 4
Note: WRAL TechWire is committed to tracking the demographics of the “Tweeners List” and beyond. If there is a minority-led startup that has been missed and should be on this list, please contact Chantal Allam at cabitbol@gmail.com