Practical advice for underrepresented professionals seeking to bring their whole selves to a new startup. — Authored by Orlando Gil Claire Kennedy is VP of People Operations at Axios and the leader behind Axios’ DE&I Commitment. She recently connected with Colorwave Fellow alum, Orlando Gil, to share tangible ways to assess how serious a startup is at investing in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. It was 2014…

A model for uplifting communities of color after 2020 You Can No Longer Turn Away May 25, 2020 represented a moment in time where America, as a nation and institution, could no longer hide from itself. The eight minutes and forty-six seconds that squeezed the life out of George Floyd was yet another grim reminder of…

65 new fellows added to our community — our largest class yet When we started Colorwave, we were unequivocal that there was a massive amount of professionals of color eager, ready, and capable of being leaders in America’s innovation economy. Our goal was simple — to find them. With our third cohort in just under a year, we have seen firsthand the…

We’ve got to make sure that everybody’s getting a fair shot. The next Steve Jobs might be named Stephanie or Esteban. They might never set foot in Silicon Valley. …

Colorwave’s mission is to close the racial wealth gap by providing leaders of color access to VC-backed startups. We deliver on this mission through our Colorwave Fellows Program, an 8-week virtual experience for Black, Latinx, and Native American professionals to help them navigate and thrive within the VC-backed sector. …