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Favour Nerrise: Strengthening the Number of Black Engineering Students and Professionals

Favour Nerrise: Strengthening the Number of Black Engineering Students and Professionals
Favour: Happy to be with you, Spiffy! At the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), we aim to develop a community of brilliant engineers, thought leaders, and problem solvers. We target three main populations: pre-collegiate students, collegiate students, and professionals. We offer a wide range of resources for academic support, professional development, and mentorship. We also partner with community members, global organizations, and policy advocates to increase the number of Black engineering students and professionals.

Kiki Mwiti: Closing the Funding Gap for Underrepresented, Diverse Founders

Kiki Mwiti: Closing the Funding Gap for Underrepresented, Diverse Founders
Kiki: DYVVYD leverages data and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide overlooked and often underestimated founders the power to access capital. The platform targets investors who are “ahead of the curve” in terms of prioritizing investments in underrepresented founders—such as women and people of color. We provide a digital community where both investors and founders can be introduced, foregoing barriers such as the warm intro or elite network. DYVVYD is intentional in closing the funding gap for women and minorities by digitizing investor relations, specifically for these identities. We support them via introductions and deal flow, making recommendations based on activity or interaction, and collecting data against successful connection points.

Caroline Kolta: Ensuring Sustainable Food Access for Growing Populations

Caroline Kolta: Ensuring Sustainable Food Access for Growing Populations
Caroline: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! Traditional, animal-derived food products are highly desirable to most of the world population. Did you know that, in 2020 alone, 574 million metric tons (the weight of or 50,000 Eiffel Towers) of meat, fish, dairy, and eggs were consumed?