Fearless Fund

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Arian Simone is Chief Executive Officer and founding partner of Fearless Fund. Arian received an MBA from Florida A&M and has over 17 years of entrepreneurial experience.

Fearless Fund invests in under-resourced entrepreneurs, including businesses led by women of color seeking pre-seed, seed, or Series A financing. Its mission is to bridge the venture capital funding gap for women of color founders building scalable companies.

Zimi raises a $2 million seed round to help international merchants sell in the U.S. The round is led by Fearless Fund, with participation from Y Combinator. Zimi offers localized fulfillment and tools for managing taxes, currency exchange, and compliance; it plans to use the funding to expand its U.S. fulfillment network, develop AI models, and launch a payment solution for receiving U.S. dollars.

Dec 2024 · TechCrunchNews article

TechCrunch’s Equity hosts and reporters discuss AI’s current maturity, climate-tech hardware startups, and developments involving Fearless Fund. They note Apple’s AI capabilities remain promises for the future and describe how Mexico City-based Someone Somewhere used Stable Diffusion to showcase artisan-made designs. The episode also covers Nuro’s pivot, Oura’s acquisition of Veri, climate-tech hardware trends, and the settlement and grant-program shutdown involving Fearless Fund.

Sep 2024 · TechCrunchNews article

Fearless Fund and the American Alliance for Equal Rights reach a settlement that ends the firm’s $20,000 Strivers Grant program for businesses owned by Black women. AAER sued, alleging the program discriminated based on race under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and a court in June upheld a preliminary injunction after finding the grant contract likely violated the law. Fearless Fund says it will continue helping under-resourced entrepreneurs, while a representative says CEO Arian Simone plans to announce a $200 million debt fund.

Sep 2024 · TechCrunchNews article

The American Alliance for Equal Rights sues the Fearless Fund over its $20,000 grants to Black women entrepreneurs, intensifying concerns about BIPOC founders’ access to early-stage capital. Suggested responses include equity crowdfunding, mentorship and investor-network introductions, and inclusive investment criteria such as HBCU attendance or residence in lower-income communities. Examples include pocstock’s crowdfunding and venture raises and Go Locker’s mentorship-supported growth.

Jan 2024 · TechCrunchNews article