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Tik-talk partners up with Mickey Mouse but first black founders raised 0. up.

But first, Black founders raised 0.13% of all capital allocated to U.S. startups in Q3, according to

Crunchbase. That's about 39.7 million dollars out of 29.9 billion dollars.

This number is a massive year over year drop. To many black founders the dip in funding was expected. A lot of the diversity, equity, and inclusion

promises made after 2020 were broken, and conservative activists have started attacking

Grant programs that seek to help marginalized communities.

Black founders have also spoken more and more of simply leaning into their own networks

rather than seeking capital from the old guard players who have become more obvious in not supporting

them. There are more emerging funds and a split in the ecosystem where although numbers are

dismal, there are indeed people passionate about backing diverse talent.

Up next, Toyota and Lexis electric vehicles will adopt Tesla's chargers starting in 2025, Toyota

said this week.

The top automaker by Global Sales Toyota

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