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Dear Media Finds $8M

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West Hollywood-based Dear Media , which is developing a podcasting network focused on female voices, said on Thursday that it has raised $8M in a funding round. The company is focused on millennial and Gen-Z women. The funding came from private equity investor Magnet Companies. READ MORE>>.

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The Goddess Project Documentary Screening

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Synopsis: Determined to empower the feminine voice, two filmmakers packed their lives into a school bus and hit the road for what became the most transformative adventure of their lives. We are looking forward to celebrating her and all the women featured in the film. Our co-founder, Noramay Cadena, is featured in the documentary!

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How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech

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On Lafayette Street in SoHo, young, fashionable women lined up around the block to enter a minimalist, millennial oasis, the most perfect Instagram feed brought to life. Like with many consumer brands geared toward women, we buy in not just because of the marketing, but because of the product itself. And who cares?

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All Raise expands to new geos, launches ‘VC Cohorts’

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Dozens of impeccably dressed women outfitted in jumpsuits and Rothy’s gathered at the Greylock offices last week for a “structured networking” session hosted by All Raise , an 18-month-old nonprofit organization that seeks to amplify the voices of and support women in tech. I think the movement is just gathering momentum.

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HBCUvc founder Hadiyah Mujhid on one way investors can advance racial equity

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The Black and women-led team has since grown to support 123 students. A piece of me wants to know why our voices were unheard and why it required such a horrific event to bring awareness and action to what should have already been a priority,” Mujhid wrote. The program is expanding to Chicago in 2021, the blog post notes.

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Boingo Wins Pinnacle Bank Arena

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Los Angeles-based Wi-Fi network provider Boingo announced at win at the Pinnacle Bank Arena, the arena for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers men''s and women''s basketball teams. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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Los Angeles investors and entrepreneurs launch PledgeLA, a diversity and inclusion program

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Investing in a diverse array of founders, looking for talent in all corners of the city, and bringing different voices to the table when making decisions on investments is just smart business,” Fuller said in a statement. “We