
Plug In Announces 2023 Tech Accelerator Cohort 4
Plug In Announces 2023 Tech Accelerator Cohort 4 Los Angeles, CA — May 4, 2023 – Plug In South LA is thrilled to announce the participants for their fourth cohort accelerator
Plug In Announces 2023 Tech Accelerator Cohort 4 Los Angeles, CA — May 4, 2023 – Plug In South LA is thrilled to announce the participants for their fourth cohort accelerator
A recession is coming — or we’re already in it. How should your start-up respond? Join investor Phil Sanders, Investment Principal at New Media Ventures, as he shares how start-ups can utilize creative fundraising techniques, non-dilutive capital opportunities, and team-building strategies in tough economic times.
We are looking for a Program Operations Manager who has a passion for people and entrepreneurship and is excited to engage city-wide stakeholders and our expansive talent network. Our new role includes high-visibility, high-impact, and will work directly with the CEO and the Board.
UTC 2022 is upon us and we want to get you ready for some of the great topics to come. One of those conversations is Web3. While it is still
We asked some of our UTC 2022 speakers what Metamorphosis means to them— from personal transformation to the steps a business takes to thrive during waves of change, Metamorphosis means
Edward Chow, an Army veteran and Black-owned tech founder who founded his company in Los Angeles in the 1960s, passed away at the age of 83. According to the Kansas
A nonprofit that assists diverse founders is collaborating with its partner companies to raise $5.3 million in funding for mostly Black tech businesses. In addition, Goodie Nation collaborated with computer
Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein founded a venture capital firm in 2011 with a counter-intuitive mission: to generate elite investment returns by investing in impact-focused startups that help level
Rashad Robinson, founder of the racial justice organization Color of Change, believes that for far too long, Silicon Valley behemoths have prioritized profits over the well-being of Black consumers. The
Two Black-led startups in the community recently received encouraging news. The founders of Eventnoire, an event management platform, and Buoy Pricing, a revenue management tool for the vacation rental industry,
Finding more venture capital for minority and women-owned start-up firms could help the region’s business community in a variety of ways, according to Doug Villhard, director of Washington University in
With a dynamic blend of techie and professional business acumen, Sky Kelley, Head Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at Nike Valiant Labs, is here to share what it takes to put the action into your company’s traction plan. Listen up for tips on how to analyze your customers, build upon key core metrics and elevate your business.
In the venture capital community, things are changing. Two Black celebrities have become venture capitalists, partly to make the industry more inclusive. Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, The Roots’ lead rapper, joined
A Black woman-led startup hopes to change the criminal justice system with its software. However, while it is currently based in Minneapolis, it does not intend to stay for long.
Join us for our Founders Unplugged Series as we talk with Tatum Games CEO, Leonard Tatum Leonard Tatum is the CEO and Founder of Tatum Games, a startup focused on
Back in-person, PISLA hosts conference for Black & Brown founders and tech-talent October 20th, 2022 — 9am to 4pm Los Angeles, CA – September 12, 2022 – Plug In South LA
Black-owned scheduling platform Calendly has been named one of the world’s top private cloud companies on Forbes’ Cloud 100 list. As a member of the Plug In community we would like to say congratulations
To commemorate the first anniversary of Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator, the company announces a new initiative to help champion sustainable growth for Black-owned businesses on the Amazon platform in a
The startup community has been hit where it hurts in recent months: the balance sheet. With inflation rates at all-time highs, a recession looming, and venture capital behemoths like SoftBank
Whether or not your small business has an eCommerce website, social media can drive customers to your door. Social media is now an essential part of doing business, and it