WHEN YOU EMPOWER FOUNDERS, YOU TRANSFORM ENTREPRENEURSHIP
For over a decade, digitalundivided has increased visibility and access for founders.
We began with groundbreaking research and have since expanded to founder-centric training programs, strategic partnerships and a vibrant founder community. digitalundivided not only champions an equitable entrepreneurial landscape, we provide founders at various stages of running a business, the space to improvise and innovate. When you empower founders, you transform entrepreneurship.
How digitalundivided uses Data to Create System Change
digitalundivided’s research is a catalyst for action. And we have the data to prove it.
Increased Investments
Following the release of ProjectDiane 2016, funding raised by systemically entrenched founders surged by 500%, increasing from $50 million in 2016 to $250 million in 2017. Investment funds such as Backstage Capital and Impact America leveraged data from ProjectDiane to support a vast range of founders.
Expanded Programs
Research from digitalundivided has been instrumental in developing several key initiatives aimed at fostering entrepreneurship in diverse communities. Organizations have utilized digitalundivided’s research to design more innovative programs.
Enhanced Inspiration
digitalundivided employs data from its research to reshape perceptions of leadership. In 2018, digitalundivided co-produced a prominent, two-page pictorial spread in Vanity Fair, showcasing 27 founders who have raised $1 million or more.
Our Research
ProjectDiane:
The State of Black and Latinx Women Entrepreneurs
ProjectDiane is the first biennial demographic study commissioned by digitalundivided to provide a snapshot of the state of Latina and Black women founders, and the startups they lead, in the United States