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The 'Great Rollback' is here
Plus, find out who was inducted into BC Innovators Hall of Fame
Lisa Tanh
August 04, 2024
👋 Good morning, and welcome to (or welcome back to) VTJ’s Sunday Briefing: your weekly digest of the city’s innovation news, deals, insights, and more.
What came from all the DEI commitments made in 2020? TechCrunch summarizes the outcome as the ‘Great Rollback.’ Several reports reveal there’s been a backslide in progress to level the playing field in tech as programs have been defunded, lawsuits are being filed, and funding for Black founders has reached its lowest compared to 2016.
Read on for what and who can lead a step change toward progress as well as the latest honourees added to the BC Innovators Hall of Fame.
Today’s briefing is 1,349 words: a four-minute read.
-Lisa
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