State of the Pledge: Seven Lessons We’ve Learned about DEI Work in Tech
Almost three years ago, the Annenberg Foundation and the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti convened PledgeLA – a growing coalition of more than 215 LA-based tech companies and venture capital firms that...
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Meet Our 2022 PledgeLA Summer VC Interns
Big news! We’re thrilled to announce the 2022 cohort of the fourth-annual PledgeLA Summer VC Internship program – our largest ever! This year, 19 interns will go through intensive venture capital...
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PledgeLA’s Founders Fund Featured on Univision
PledgeLA was featured on Univision KMEX 34 Los Angeles several times this month to highlight the opportunity the PledgeLA Founders Fund provides Black and Latinx entrepreneurs in LA. 2021 South L.A....
View ArticlePledgeLA + All Raise – The Future is Female: Meet LA’s Brightest Innovators
In 2018, two movements, Annenberg Foundation’s PledgeLA and AllRaise, both began with a similar mission: make Los Angeles the most diverse and inclusive tech hub in the country. This month, PledgeLA...
View ArticleReframing Action: What the Latest Research Tells Us About Sexual Harassment...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, when advocates nationwide raise awareness about how to prevent sexual violence. Unfortunately, workplace sexual harassment is still common but rarely reported....
View ArticleIntroducing the 2022 PledgeLA Founders Fund Cohort
We’re thrilled to announce the 15 companies selected for our PledgeLA Founders Fund 2022 Cohort! This partnership between the Annenberg Foundation’s PledgeLA initiative and Grid110 is the convergence...
View ArticleNew Report Shows Drop in Investments to Women & Founders of Color from LA...
Data show that just eight LA VC firms account for nearly half of all capital invested in teams led by Black and Latinx founders LOS ANGELES – New data out today from AnnenbergTech’s PledgeLA...
View ArticleNew Report Finds Women, Black, and Latinx Founders Receive Less Than...
The report by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs reinforces the importance of PledgeLA’s recent goal to help double the diversity in Los Angeles’ venture capital portfolios within five years....
View ArticleIntroducing the 2023 PledgeLA Founders Fund Cohort!
We’re thrilled to announce the 19 companies selected for our PledgeLA Founders Fund 2023 Cohort! Created to address the systemic barriers that Black and Latinx entrepreneurs face when seeking capital...
View ArticleIntroducing the 2024 PledgeLA VC Fellowship Cohort!
Big news! We’re thrilled to announce the 2024 cohort of the PledgeLA VC Fellowship program! After a competitive selection process and 3 months of intensive venture capital training led by our program...
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