“This milestone comes amid a backdrop of protests against systemic racism and an unprecedented push to support and buy from Black-owned businesses. Founders and advocates are hoping to build upon that momentum, but also wonder if the support being shown to Black-owned businesses, let alone those founded by Black women, is here to stay.

"Businesses founded by women of color are in focus now, and specifically those founded by Black women because of the racial reckoning," said Lauren Maillian, CEO of digitalundivided. "But we want and we need to make sure that they continue to gain great investment moving forward." Read more at CNN Business