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The growing number of Black and brown businesses in the United States goes hand-in-hand with the widening racial equity gap in the venture capital world. To combat this, Mitch Brooks and Tristan Wilkerson — general partners of High Street Equity Partners — are using their impact and expertise to close that gap for founders of underrepresented businesses across the country. According to theGrio, the duo has established a $15 million fund under the guise of principle and purpose to support businesses who have potential to thrive amid the pandemic. Brooks tells the outlet, “I just felt really moved to do something in the formal investment vehicle and I spoke to Tristan about that and we started to do our due diligence and here we are today.” theGrio shares that Brooks and Wilkerson — both long-time friends and angel investors in Black-owned businesses — named their fund after a historic street in Little Rock, AR to pay homage to what was once the center of business and innovation where...
LiveRamp’s mission is simple: Make it safe and easy for companies to connect data. By powering the marketing and advertising strategies for leading brands, agencies, tech platforms and TV partners, LiveRamp’s technology greatly influences how modern consumers interact with global brands. And LiveRamp doesn’t take its influence and responsibility lightly. LiveRamp uses its influence to transform culture in and outside of its walls by placing an extraordinary internal emphasis on diversity, inclusion and belonging (DIB). Growing from a 25-person startup to a public company with a global workforce of over 1,200 in the span of 10 years, LiveRamp’s culture is driven by doing what’s right, empowering people and getting stuff done. Incorporating DIB as a cornerstone of that culture was undeniably essential. LiveRamp leadership understands that the company’s team and technology aren’t immune to social issues and movements, and with 2020 being the catalyst year it was, employees have taken...