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Leveling The Playing Field In Tech

Diversifying Tech by Removing Barriers

A family of interrelated justice-seeking organizations that both independently and collectively work to reimagine and reconstruct a more inclusive and equitable technology sector.

Kapor Foundation

Kapor Foundation

Enhancing racial justice in tech through research, programs, and policy

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SMASH

SMASH

Providing transformative STEM experiences for students of color.

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Kapor Capital

Kapor Capital

Investing in early stage startups that close gaps of access for all.

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Kapor Initiatives

Kapor Initiatives

Piloting and scaling new solutions, programs, and initiatives.

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The Challenges We Face

For tech to be a force for good in the world, the world needs to be represented in tech.

Pre K-12 Education

Pre K-12 Education

Just 42% of high schools in California offer CS courses, and low-income students, students of color, and rural students are much less likely to have access to CS in their schools.

THE CALIFORNIA COMPUTER SCIENCE ACCESS REPORT
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

Women earn only 18% of all Bachelor’s degrees in computing, and among them, only 24% of CS degrees are completed by Black or Latinx women.

Leaky Tech Pipeline
Tech Workforce

Tech Workforce

Latinx professionals comprise 18% of the US workforce but just 7% of the tech workforce and 4% of tech leadership roles

Expanding The Latinx Tech Pipeline Report
ENTREPRENEURSHIP & VENTURE CAPITAL

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & VENTURE CAPITAL

Black tech startup founders received just 1.3% of the $288B of venture capital deployed between February 2021-2022

The State of The Black Tech Ecosystem Report

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Kapor Foundation Partners With VP Kamala Harris and Nine Foundations to...

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Indigenous Students Underrepresented in Computer Science

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Op-Ed: How Tech Can Move Beyond Empty Promises To Truly Advance...

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