Consider Something Better Is Raising Funds for Black Women Founders

Whitney Brown and Lauren Napier challenge corporations to each invest $250,000 to support entrepreneurs

Black consumers spend at least $1.3 trillion a year in the American market. And even though Black women lead or dominate consumer spending in several sectors—from ethnic hair care products to fragrance and feminine hygiene—Black women founders have only received 0.2% of venture capital funding.

That’s why Whitney Brown, CEO of Black business-focused digital platform Meet The Owner, and Lauren Napier, founder of Lauren Napier Beauty, are launching Consider Something Better, a new initiative to raise $5 million in capital for Black women founders.

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