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Published in FounderGym

·Feb 23, 2022

To Founder Gym: Goodbye and Thank You

After four and a half years of building Founder Gym into the leading training program teaching underrepresented founders how to raise venture capital, I am saying goodbye and expanding the possibilities for how my life will be used to make a positive difference in this world. Founder Gym’s current cohort…

Startup

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To Founder Gym: Goodbye and Thank You
To Founder Gym: Goodbye and Thank You
Startup

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Published in FounderGym

·Apr 7, 2021

Founder Gym has trained the most Black women to raise $1 million. Now we’re launching a NEW Black Women Cohort to train even more.

Founder Gym is the #1 program teaching underrepresented founders how to raise capital to scale their tech startups. Results 🏆 $106,000,000 (and counting) raised by FG Graduates Founder Profile 📌 Pre-seed and seed stage Founder’s representation in the overall population is significantly less than it is in the startup ecosystem. Example: 50% of the U.S. population is women, but less than 11% of venture dollars in 2020 went to companies with at least…

Black Women

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Founder Gym has trained the most Black women to raise $1 million.
Founder Gym has trained the most Black women to raise $1 million.
Black Women

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Published in FounderGym

·Nov 11, 2020

Paige Hendrix Buckner is named COO of Founder Gym

“Every day, I pinch myself because I can’t believe I have the privilege of doing what I love for work. Founder Gym’s global network of entrepreneurs weaves together a powerful, compassionate, and brilliant web of change-makers whose impact continues to compound as more leaders enter the community. In my role…

Startup

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Paige Hendrix Buckner is named COO of Founder Gym
Paige Hendrix Buckner is named COO of Founder Gym
Startup

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Published in FounderGym

·Oct 5, 2020

Building Black with Shopify and Founder Gym: A Deeper Look Into a New Collaboration to Help Black Entrepreneurs Succeed

A few weeks ago, we announced Founder Gym’s new collaboration with Shopify to ensure more Black entrepreneurs have both the blueprint and support structure to build successful businesses and create generational wealth. …

Founders

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Building Black with Shopify and Founder Gym: A Deeper Look Into a New Collaboration to Help Black…
Building Black with Shopify and Founder Gym: A Deeper Look Into a New Collaboration to Help Black…
Founders

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Published in FounderGym

·Sep 17, 2020

Founder Gym and Shopify Collaborate to Help Black Entrepreneurs Succeed

Founder Gym is the leading online program training underrepresented founders on how to build successful businesses. Its global community of 600 entrepreneurs spans 23 countries and 6 continents. 70% of Founder Gym’s community identifies as Black and 35% identify as Black women. Shopify, a leading commerce platform helping over 1,000,000…

Entrepreneurship

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Founder Gym and Shopify Collaborate to Help Black Entrepreneurs Succeed
Founder Gym and Shopify Collaborate to Help Black Entrepreneurs Succeed
Entrepreneurship

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Published in FounderGym

·Jun 11, 2020

Founder Gym Expands to Help More Underrepresented Founders Create Wealth

Today, we are making a big announcement that gets at the core of our mission: Founder Gym uses entrepreneurship to shift wealth into the hands of underrepresented founders and the communities they serve. But first, I want to share how we arrived at this point and why it’s so important. When I launched Founder Gym in 2018, it was with the intention to ensure more underrepresented founders had…

Startup

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Founder Gym Expands to Help More Underrepresented Founders Create Wealth
Founder Gym Expands to Help More Underrepresented Founders Create Wealth
Startup

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Published in FounderGym

·May 20, 2020

Founder Gym and Microsoft for Startups partner to help underrepresented founders build solutions for communities impacted by COVID-19

Founder Gym is the leading online program training underrepresented founders on how to build successful companies. The inaugural FG Cohort debuted in January 2018, and since then, 440 founders spanning 22 countries and 6 continents have graduated and gone on to raise over $50 million in startup capital. Microsoft for…

Startup

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Founder Gym and Microsoft for Startups partner to help underrepresented founders build solutions…
Founder Gym and Microsoft for Startups partner to help underrepresented founders build solutions…
Startup

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Published in FounderGym

·Mar 7, 2020

“How can my business survive the coronavirus?” Industry experts weigh in.

Many businesses are being impacted by the coronavirus, COVID-19. Our Founder Gym team went searching for answers about what can be done. Below is a compilation of published advice specifically from experienced investors and/or founders that outlines a) how the coronavirus may affect your business, and b) what you can…

Coronavirus

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“How can my business survive the coronavirus?” Industry experts weigh in.
“How can my business survive the coronavirus?” Industry experts weigh in.
Coronavirus

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Published in FounderGym

·Sep 10, 2019

Meet the Graduates of Founder Gym Cohort 10

“Prior to Founder Gym, I didn’t understand fundraising. I would present my company in hopes of funding, but through the FG experience, I realized I was doing it all wrong. Now, I know how to best position my company as a valuable investment vehicle for investors and clearly articulate that.” …

Startup

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Meet the Graduates of Founder Gym’s Cohort 10
Meet the Graduates of Founder Gym’s Cohort 10
Startup

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Published in FounderGym

·Jun 13, 2019

Meet the Graduates of Founder Gym’s Cohort 9 [Pre-Seed]

“I loved Founder Gym because I felt seen and heard. I also felt like I got the information that friends would give one another. …

Startup

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Meet the Graduates of Founder Gym’s Cohort 9 [Pre-Seed]
Meet the Graduates of Founder Gym’s Cohort 9 [Pre-Seed]
Startup

19 min read

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