The Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in supporting women of color entrepreneurs, has agreed to shut down its grant program for Black women as part of a settlement with the ...

A venture capital firm has closed down a grant contest for Black women business owners as part of a settlement agreement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was ...

The Atlanta-based VC firm Fearless Fund and the American Alliance for Equal Rights announced that they have settled a lawsuit waged against the Fearless Fund's grant program for Black female ...

The fund reaffirmed its commitment to women of color entrepreneurs. Fearless Fund, a venture capitalist firm that invests in female entrepreneurs of color, has settled a discrimination lawsuit over a ...

Fearless Fund will end a grant program for Black women, settling a closely watched case challenging corporate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. As part of a legal settlement, the Fearless Fund ...

The Alliance sued Fearless in early August, alleging their $20,000 small business grant program was racially discriminatory because it was only for Black women. The grant application was supposed to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bowermaster covers global trends in philanthropy and ESG. The United States Court of Appeals for the 11 th Circuit recently ...

The Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based venture capital fund, announced it will permanently close its grant program for Black women business owners after a year-long battle over racial discrimination. In ...

Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm that invests in women of color, has been sued for alleged racial discrimination by a group affiliated with a conservative activist at the center of ...

The recent ruling against the Fearless Fund’s grant contest by a federal appeals court panel is an act of judicial overreach that could upend charitable giving in the United States. In a two-to-one ...