Episode 69: Not A Zero Sum Game: Why You Should Have a Community of Founders with Maacha Le Blanc Hitting Rock Middle Podcast

Today I'm joined by Maacha Le Blanc, the founder of Milli Mylk, and one of the very few women of color to have ever raised more than $1M in capital for her business. She's not only on a mission to change the nut milk industry, but she's all about increasing access to funds and information for women of color. In a world where we've been taught to keep the secrets of our success under lock and key, Maacha's flipping the scripts and talking about how helpful a founder's circle can be and how much more we can learn from one another.

If you're looking for ways to get started with funding, here are a few of Maacha's recommendations:

Grants: Amber Grant, Visa and Amex, Cartier Women’s Initiative Award, Tory Birch Foundation Fellows Grant, Grantsforwomen.org, and FedEx Small Business Grant

Communities: The BRIMM, The WIE Suite, Braintrust, Founders Studio, Blabbity, Afro Tech, Female Founders Collective

Incubators: https://altar.io/best-startup-accelerators-usa