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THE FOUNDER INDEX
The First 200 Black Women Founders To Raise $1 Million in Venture Capital Funding
A curated archive of the first 200 Black women founders in the United States to raise over $1 Million in institutional venture capital funding in a single round.

Aasiyah Abdulsalam
Healthy Roots Dolls, Founder & CEO
Beauty Brand | New York, NY
$6.2 Million Raised
Beauty Brand | New York, NY
$6.2 Million Raised

Aisha Bowe
Lingo, Founder & CEO
EdTech | Washington, D.C.
$2.2 Million Raised
EdTech | Washington, D.C.
$2.2 Million Raised

Alessandra Knight
Katch, Co-Founder
Future of Work | Los Angeles, CA
$4 Million Raised
Future of Work | Los Angeles, CA
$4 Million Raised

Alia J. Daniels
Revry, Co-Founder & COO
Entertainment | Los Angeles, CA
$4.8 Million Raised
Entertainment | Los Angeles, CA
$4.8 Million Raised

Alicia Thomas
Dibs, Founder & CEO
Health Tech | New York, NY
$1 Million Raised
Health Tech | New York, NY
$1 Million Raised

Amanda E. Johnson & KJ Miller
Mented Cosmetics, Co-Founders
Beauty Brand | New York, NY
$9 Million Raised
Beauty Brand | New York, NY
$9 Million Raised

Ami Kumordzie
Sika Health, Founder & CEO
FinTech | New York, NY
$6.2 Million Raised
FinTech | New York, NY
$6.2 Million Raised

Amira Rasool
The Folklore, Founder & CEO
Commerce Tech | New York, NY
$6.2 Million Raised
Commerce Tech | New York, NY
$6.2 Million Raised

Angela Manuel Davis
AARMY, Co-Founder
Fitness | New York, NY
$4.9 Million Raised
Fitness | New York, NY
$4.9 Million Raised

Angela Muhwezi-Hall & Deborah Gladney
WorkTorch, Co-Founders
Future of Work | Witcha, KS
$4.2 Million Raised
Future of Work | Witcha, KS
$4.2 Million Raised

Angela Ubias
Common Heir, Co-Founder & CPO
Beauty Brand | Los Angeles, CA
$1 Million Raised
Beauty Brand | Los Angeles, CA
$1 Million Raised

Anita Koimur
LiveFlow, Co-Founder & COO
Fintech | New York, NY
$17 Million Raised
Fintech | New York, NY
$17 Million Raised

Anna Bofa
Crate, Founder & CEO
AI | New York, NY
$6 Million Raised
AI | New York, NY
$6 Million Raised

April Johnson
Happied, Founder & CEO
Future of Work | New York, NY
$1.6 Million Raised
Future of Work | New York, NY
$1.6 Million Raised

Ariana Waller
Mueshi, Founder & CEO
Marketplace | Miami, FL
$3.3 Million Raised
Marketplace | Miami, FL
$3.3 Million Raised

Arion Long
Femly, Founder & CEO
Women's Health | Baltimore, MD
$1.2 Million Raised
Women's Health | Baltimore, MD
$1.2 Million Raised

Ashlee Ammons Halpin & Kerry Schrader
Mixtroz, Co-Founders
SaaS | Birmingham, AL
$2.4 Million Raised
SaaS | Birmingham, AL
$2.4 Million Raised

Ashlee Wisdom & Eddwina Bright
Health In Her HUE, Co-Founders
Women's Health | New York, NY
$4.2 Million Raised
Women's Health | New York, NY
$4.2 Million Raised

Ashley Edwards
MindRight Health, Founder & CEO
HealthTech | New York, NY
$1.78 Million Raised
HealthTech | New York, NY
$1.78 Million Raised

Asmau Ahmed
Plum Perfect, Founder & CEO
Commerce Tech | New York, NY
$2.2 Million Raised
Commerce Tech | New York, NY
$2.2 Million Raised

Audrey Djiya
Zimi, Co-Founder & CEO
Commerce Tech | New York, NY
$2 Million Raised
Commerce Tech | New York, NY
$2 Million Raised

Autumn Adeigbo
Autumn Adeigbo, Founder
Fashion Brand | New York, NY
$4.3 Million Raised
Fashion Brand | New York, NY
$4.3 Million Raised

B.J. Wiley Williams
SoHookd, Founder & CEO
Wellness | Washington, D.C.
$2.5 Million Raised
Wellness | Washington, D.C.
$2.5 Million Raised

Barbara Jones
Freeing Returns, Founder & CEO
Commerce Tech | Atlanta, GA
$3 Million Raised
Commerce Tech | Atlanta, GA
$3 Million Raised

Beatrice Dixon
The Honey Pot Company, Founder & CEO
Consumer Brand | Atlanta, GA
$3.7 Million Raised
Consumer Brand | Atlanta, GA
$3.7 Million Raised
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