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Ashley Puryear • April 21, 2022

AWS Impact Accelerator Launches with $30 Million for Startups Led by Underrepresented Founders


AWS Impact Accelerator Launches with $30 Million for Startups Led by Underrepresented Founders

Web Services (AWS) today launched a new program, AWS Impact Accelerator, that will give up to $30 million to early-stage startups led by Black, Latino, LGBTQIA+ and women founders. The Amazon company claims that the three-year initiative will help recipients build successful businesses while “accelerating” growth in their respective markets. But critics contend that AWS Impact Accelerator doesn’t go far enough in supporting historically marginalized entrepreneurs.

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AWS launches $30 million Impact Accelerator for underrepresented founders

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