Why Black Founders Are Facing An Uphill Battle In Tech ft. Dominic-Madori Davis – Techish Podcast
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Techish host Michael Berhane and TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis unpack what’s really going on with funding for Black founders — and why so many are heading back to the 9-to-5. They also get into Elon Musk’s clash with X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, Meta’s smart glasses and the end of privacy, and why academics need to step out of the ivory tower.
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Chapters
00:28 Black Founders Are Facing an Uphill Battle
05:36 Sperm Racing Startup Raises $10M Seed
09:30 Elon Musk and Nikita Bier’s Bot Battle
18:24 The Future of Social Media
25:29 Marc Lamont Hill on the Joe Budden Podcast [Patreon-Only]
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Extra Reading & Resources
- Q2 2025 Black Venture Funding Report [HBCU.vc]
- Sperm-racing investors blow $10 million on ‘seed round’ for sports venture [The San Francisco Standard]
- A new wave of social media apps provide hope in a doomscrolling world [TechCrunch]
