Blendoor founder and CEO Stephanie Lampkin reflects on why her company has raised only a limited amount of VC funding. She explores how bias impacted her trajectory as a Black female founder, and describes how she pursued other sources of funding, such as foundation PRIs (program related investments), pitch competitions, and angel investors who are passionate about her mission.
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