Nerissa Zhang, who is a Black woman, sent her startup’s pitch deck to several VCs who publicly stated wanting to invest in Black-owned startups. She got 0 responses โ until she sent the same messages from her co-founder husband’s email.
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Nerissa Zhang, who is a Black woman, sent her startup’s pitch deck to several VCs who publicly stated wanting to invest in Black-owned startups. She got 0 responses โ until she sent the same messages from her co-founder husband’s email.
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