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StartOut
Civic and Social Organizations
San Francisco, CA 11,193 followers
Connecting the LGBTQ+ business community with diverse and accomplished investors and industry professionals.
About us
StartOut accelerates the growth of the LGBTQ+ community to drive its economic empowerment, building a world where every LGBTQ+ entrepreneur has equal access to lead, succeed, and shape the workforce of the future. Join the StartOut community: Visit our website to join 28,000+ like-minded entrepreneurs worldwide. You get first-hand advice from investors, founders and thought leaders. It’s through these connections that we empower you to grow your business. General Info: StartOut is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. Its national Board of Directors have made significant contributions to the field of entrepreneurship and are committed to the success of the LGBTQ+ community.
- Website
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https://startout.org/
External link for StartOut
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- Networking, Mentorship, Education, Inspiration, Access to Capital, LGBTQ, Entrepreneurship, Investors, Nonprofit, Funding, Venture Capital, EIR, Sales, Marketing , and Tech
Locations
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San Francisco, CA 94111, US
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New York, NY 10011, US
Employees at StartOut
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Wasim Ahmad
Co-founder & GTM — Art | Blockchain | Crypto | GPT Builder | Inheritance | Philanthropy | VR/AR | Zero Knowledge | SF - New York - London
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Brett Guidry
Startup Advisor at StartOut
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Bill Lesieur
AI Revolution | Open Innovation | CVC | Future of Work | Equitable Futures | Sustainability | Corporate Innovation | Futurist | Strategic Foresight |…
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Craig Bowers
Chief Marketing & External Affairs Officer at APLA Health, Social Enterprise Founder, Board Member, Event Marketer, Public Speaker, Serial…
Updates
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StartOut reposted this
Economic Inclusion for Women, Communities of Color, LGBTQIA+ | Investing in Chicago Startups | Illinois Innovation | Vice President of Innovation & Venture at World Business Chicago
Does Pride ever really end? 😄 Let’s celebrate the #LGBTQ+ community’s place in Chicago tech! Everyone is invited to the second annual TechChicago Week Pride happy hour at Nobody's Darling from 4:30-6:30 on Friday, July 26! Much like last year, join great folks for intentional networking, $2 off drink specials, a free raffle featuring your favorite Chicago and queer-owned business services and products, and a food pop-up 🌈 We already have some great raffle prizes coming in, but if your company would like to donate an item or experience to the free raffle, please let me know 🎟 Thanks to TechChicago for making this a recommended event again this year! Lesbians Who Tech & Allies | StartOut | Out in Tech | GET Cities
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We ended Pride Month 2024 with a visit to the The White House 🏛️! StartOut CEO, Brian Richardson, was joined by StartOut Board Member, Lorine Pendleton and Vivienne Ming alongside some other incredible advocates to discuss the critical issue of expanding economic opportunities and investments to LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs! They spoke with leaders from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Council of Economic Advisers, The White House. 🌈 📈 Check out what Brian has to say about their experience! Thank you to Patrick Driscoll and Kate Balcerzak for making this briefing happen ❤️ #LGBTQ #EconomicOpportunity #Innovation B. Pagels-Minor, Amy Siskind, Ben Stokes, @ Chasing Rainbows, HubSpot, Gaingels, Colorful Capital, The Equity Alliance, LGBT+ VC, ImpactAssets, The Wealth Salons, Pride Fund 1, National Venture Capital Association, 360 Venture Collective, Queer VC
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🤩LGBTQ+ founders in London!! Check out iiF by I3, a first-of-its-kind (un)conference to highlight lack of intersectionality in capital allocation for Founders, Funders, & Friends on July 16th at Google HQ in London from i³ investing. 🦄Join 150+ queer & migrant tech founders, alongside 75+ top VCs, Angels, and LPs. 🤑 This is event is backed by HSBC Innovation Banking, Crunchbase, Google UK, Mishcon de Reya, & Newton Venture Program. ⏩ Learn more and get your ticket for iiF (intersectional incredibles Forum): www.i3investing.com/iif
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StartOut reposted this
:🇨🇦🏳️🌈 StartOut is expanding a chapter to Canada! Join one of our focus groups in July to help us get to know queer founders and entrepreneurs in Canada, learn your experiences and hear your stories. The insights gathered in these open, safe conversations will help the StartOut Canada team tailor events, resources and programming to the needs of LGBTQ+ Canadian founders. Let's build this community together, you can sign up for either of the focus group sessions linked below! 🗓️ Session 1- July 8: https://lnkd.in/ggxcUgvt 🗓️ Session 2- July 9: https://lnkd.in/gjNfQkdc #Pride #LGBTQ2IACanada #LGBTQFocusGroup
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