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BKR Capital

Founded in 2021, BKR Capital (formerly Black Innovation Capital) was built with the objective of investing in promising black founders in the technology space. 

“We invested in Protexxa because it is not a Band-Aid solution.” BKR Capital is very proud to have been a part of Protexxa’s journey from its very early days as well as its most recent 10M CAD Series A raise alongside Bell Ventures, Sandpiper Ventures, Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada & Graphite Ventures. The new capital will fuel innovations in engineering and data sciences, as well as expansion into the U.S.

Read more about the raise at TechCrunch: https://lnkd.in/duRvYsCu

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BKR Capital is joining BLCK VC Canada and Nobellum at LAUFT to organise a fun summer networking mixer, and celebrate the opening of a new Lauft location for the largest black-owned coworking network across Canada.

Join us next Friday, July 26th 2024 to take part, and connect with like-minded innovators & investors.

To attend, register with the link below: https://lu.ma/5o240bms 

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Attention all #BlackEntrepreneurs and #BusinessOwners in #Canada!

The Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (BEKH) and Dr. Gerald Grant, Sprott School of Business at Carleton University are conducting a national research study to fill the gap in research on Black Entrepreneurs in Canada and collect data about on-ground challenges and experiences of Black Canadian entrepreneurs to establish a broad description of the group. 

This is a unique opportunity for Black Entrepreneurs to voice their needs and shape the future of Black Entrepreneurship in Canada.

To participate in the survey, click here: https://bit.ly/4f6zBev

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What is one of the biggest reasons why #startups fail or succeed?

You have the idea, the execution, the business model and funding, but it still isn’t picking up…What is it?

Bill Gross (Founder, Idealab), gathered data from hundreds of companies, his own and other people's, to conclude that the number one factor which affected the chances of success of a company is ‘Timing’.

He supports his theory with great examples of successful companies like Airbnb (launched at the peak of recession which made people open to the idea of renting homes to strangers) and YouTube (broadband penetration had reached 50% in America making it easy to stream online content), which had launched their business when the market was primed for their product. 

On the flipside, his own company Z.com, failed despite a great idea and business model, because of low broadband penetration at the time of launch.

Watch this TED Conferences Talk for great insights from a serial entrepreneur on the importance of assessing whether consumers are really ready for what you have to offer them.

Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4eAuK52

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“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”

Celebrating #NelsonMandelaInternationalDay!

Today, we honor the extraordinary legacy of a transformative leader who championed #DiversityAndInclusion.

It’s a day for everyone who is a part of the tech ecosystem; both #StartupFounders and VCs, to embrace his spirit of #resilience & #grit. 

It’s time to overcome the fear of the unfamiliar and make #diversity in funding a norm; enabling better outcomes for ourselves and the communities we operate in.

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Entrepreneurs noirs, la participation au sondage national du BEKH sur l'entrepreneuriat noir n'est pas seulement une action ponctuelle, c'est une occasion de devenir un partenaire stratégique dans l'élaboration de politiques et d'initiatives qui pourraient avoir un impact sur votre entreprise et votre communauté.

Prenez la décision d’affaires judicieuse dès aujourd’hui — répondez au sondage qui pourrait façonner l’avenir des entreprises appartenant à des Noirs au Canada: https://lnkd.in/gGHdqmcB

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