For Black founders and investors, ringing Nasdaq’s opening bell symbolizes progress

Nasdaq on Friday hosted the New Voices Foundation and Essence Ventures, inviting some of the most prominent Black professionals within the venture and startup space behind the podium to help open the markets.
Though this isn’t the first time Nasdaq has honored Black History Month, some who were there commented that “history was made.” And indeed, this opening bell felt different. Shila Nieves Burney, the founder of Zane Capital, told TechCrunch that the day felt like all of the Black ancestors were looking down on them and saying, “Great work.” “We rang the bell for Zane and for all the other

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