OAKLAND, California, Oct. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Kapor Capital and Kapor Center for Social Impact will host a Startup Weekend to bring visibility to rising Latinx tech talent in the Bay Area. The event will take place on Friday, October 21 to Sunday, October 23, with the awards ceremony at 5pm on Sunday, at the Kapor Center in Oakland.
Throughout the Startup Weekend, VC and industry experts will work with technical and non-technical entrepreneurs to design tech solutions that address problems disproportionately affecting the Latinx community.
Organizers of this event chose to use the gender-neutral term “Latinx” (pronounced la-teen-ex) to highlight the intersectionality of the Latin-American identity across race, gender, and language.
Media should make note of the following details for the event:
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WHEN: |
Friday, Oct 21, 6pm: Event Begins |
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Sunday, Oct 23, 9pm: Event Judging/Awards Presentation |
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WHERE: |
Kapor Center |
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2148 Broadway (@Franklin) |
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Oakland, CA 94612 |
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WHO: |
Mitch Kapor, Partner at Kapor Capital & Kapor Center for Social Impact |
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Carolina Huaranca, Principal at Kapor Capital |
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Andrew Tang, Managing Director of Draper Dragon Fund, Partner at Draper Associates, CEO of Hero City at Draper University |
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Monique Woodward, Founder/Executive Director of Black Founders, Venture Partner at 500 Startups |
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WHY: |
The complex intersectionalities of the Latinx population in the U.S., coupled with their increasing technology consumption make this ethnic group one of the most misunderstood, yet powerful, communities of our time. By 2060, over a quarter of the entire U.S. population will be Latinx – that’s about 119 million people – representing over a trillion dollars of economic power. |
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The next big thing in tech to impact the Latinx community is not going to come out of the current demographics of Silicon Valley. Latinx are still vastly underrepresented in tech. This startup weekend aims to be a platform for aspiring Latinx entrepreneurs to innovate and create tech business ideas that will benefit their communities. |
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Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs, beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation. |
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