Venture Capital Doesn’t Invest in Blacks and Latinos – But That’s Changing in Oakland

Venture Capital Doesn’t Invest in Blacks and Latinos – But That’s Changing in Oakland

NewsTaco August 1, 2016

*Here’s a refreshing idea, venture capital investment that asks “who benefits if this tool actually works?”  They’re not talking about investors. They’re talking about Latino startups that  benefit Latino communities. […]

Silicon Valley subcontracting makes income inequality worse, report finds

NewsTaco March 31, 2016

*It’s not that there aren’t Latinos doing fantastic work in tech, it’s that Silicon Valley, try as it may to change, is still blind to communities of color. So the […]

A Latino White House “Champion of Change” Works the Other Side of Silicon Valley

Mary Mata June 12, 2013

By Giovanni Rodriguez, Forbes It’s a hot Thursday afternoon, and I am walking the streets in the South First Street section of San Jose.  I should be afraid.  There’s been a spike in […]

The Latinos of Silicon Valley

Mary Mata May 13, 2013

By Giovanni Rodriguez, Forbes What’s most striking about the emerging Silicon Valley Latino community is how it challenges one of the most prevalent cultural stereotypes:  that Latinos have little to do […]

Latinos Aren’t Thriving in Silicon Valley’s Meritocracy

Mary Mata February 8, 2013

By Rebecca Greenfield, The Atlantic Wire You would expect, if the tech industry was welcoming to all comer, that the jobs and income it generated would be shared more evenly […]