14 Georgia Startups Land Funding From Google For Startups
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50 of those candidates were selected and will receive up to $100,000 in capital along with additional credits and services from Google.The most impressive thing Ive seen since we started the fund is how this community of founders has been a support system for each other, Jewel Burks Solomon, Head of Google for Startups U.S., told Hypepotamus. We know that the money is appreciated and impactful, but we also heard from founders how important it is to them that they give back and pay it forward. Thats why we asked the first group of founders to nominate recipients for the second round of the fund and the reactions were priceless!The fourteen Georgia-based startups in the cohort represent the states FinTech, B2B, HealthTech, and MediaTech spaces.Birminghams startup scene is also well represented with Acclinate, Mixtroz, and SynsorMed.Todays investment from Google is more proof that the Fifth District is home to tech and Black excellence, says Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), when asked about the fund. Atlanta is home to four times more Black people working in the tech sector than San Francisco, and we are poised to become the Silicon Valley of the South. But access to capital is another obstacle Black entrepreneurs must overcome in the face of structural racism.
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