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We’re officially in the final quarter of 2022 and before you know it, 2023 will be here. How time has flown this year. That said, on to brass tacks shall we? Please read on for news per our quarterly update. Q3 2022 has been an eventful quarter for the Divercity.io team and we have some noteworthy things to share.$2M Seed Fundraise updateWe\u0026nbsp;secured a lead investor\u0026nbsp;in Ruthless for Good Ventures (ruthlessforgood.com) for our $...","published_at":"2022-10-20T05:13:59Z","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","url":"/feed/158886","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/158886"},{"id":158505,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:158505","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"🎊 Divercity.io is on Product Hunt 🥳, and we need you 🚨🙏🏾🙏🏾🚨!","preview":"Hello from the Divercity.io Family!Divercity.io, as we continue in our mission to drive workforce equity using AI-enabled tech, is finally live on Product Hunt after priming all year, and we would love your 1-min support.We’re in the Diversity and Inclusion category as Divercity’s goal is to enable DEI in the workplace using AI and data; Product Hunt is a great way to get the word out to the tech community. 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Please see below for key updates from our team so far this year:We launched our informative blog (divercity.io/blog) in February (we amassed over a thousand readers and followers in no time); subscribe hereWe became profitable as a company after placing our first several candidates ever at the end ...","published_at":"2020-04-21T00:07:58Z","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","url":"/feed/133090","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/133090"},{"id":129395,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:129395","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"From Team Divercity: We are *this* close to the WeFunder finish line!","preview":"Divercity.io Investors and supporters, I want to use this moment to say a big thank you for your belief in our mission to close the diversity and inclusion gap in the workforce. We are VERY close to meeting our goal BUT still need your help to tip us over the finish line (WeFunder is an all-or-nothing platform and needs the entire minimum goal in Escrow) so we thank you in advance for final efforts. We have 1 more day before our campaign ends.It is said that a whopping $400 Billion a year wil...","published_at":"2020-02-19T20:51:03Z","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","url":"/feed/129395","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/129395"},{"id":125797,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:125797","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Divercity.io is now profitable","preview":"As of November 2019, Divercity.io is now a profitable company. Thanks to our recent focus on monetizing our operation, which includes securing jobs for minorities in the tech industry, we are finally operating in the black. Given our low monthly overhead (we currently spend between $12K and $15 a month) it didn’t take much to hit this milestone but our goal is to continue to build on this momentum. 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The company has been very much convicted about having diverse teams and is taking this core principle very seriously.\u0026nbsp;That said, it's no surprise that they have enlisted our Divercity.io platform and its services to help increase the diversity rate in their recruiting pipeline.\u0026nbsp;We are so happy to be working with such a...","published_at":"2019-08-29T22:48:09Z","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","url":"/feed/124991","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/124991"},{"id":124523,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:124523","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Check out our lovely promo video to learn more about the diversity problem in the workforce and how we are solving it","preview":"Check out our lovely promo video to learn more about the diversity problem in the workforce and how we are solving it","published_at":"2019-08-28T23:11:59Z","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","url":"/feed/124523","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/124523"},{"id":124094,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:124094","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Jam City \u0026amp; Tala have chosen Divercity.io as their premiere Diversity Hiring Solution","preview":"Hot Los Angeles\u0026nbsp;Gaming \u0026 FinTech companies Jam\u0026nbsp;City \u0026 Tala,\u0026nbsp;respectively, recently decided to take us on to help with their diversity hiring via our network and our tech.\u0026nbsp;Jam City is a Los Angeles-based mobile game developer. 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This is just an FYI! 🤓","published_at":"2019-06-28T19:08:47Z","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","url":"/feed/119925","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/119925"}],"q_and_a":[{"id":78659,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:78659","question":"I viewed your facebook I see you have about 5000 friends on facebook. I see many great testimonials from some friends ,but why do you think more people haven't supported your campaign? Also what is your plan is if you don't reach your 50k goal?","author_name":"Khaaliq Lamb","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-02-16T02:17:14Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-78659","answers":[{"id":78740,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:78740","answer":"Hi Khaaliq. I am positive we will reach the goal. Currently chatting with offline investors who didn’t know about WeFunder prior. As far as support or lack there of I definitely feel we’ve gotten a lot of support and that we’re early in the journey (it’s a long one given nuances of scaling tech-driven marketplaces\u0026nbsp;but it will pay off). Thanks for believing in us and for supporting diverse business.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-02-17T03:17:51Z"}]},{"id":238569,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:238569","question":"Hello Chuka, I have a burning question. Considering the closing of SVB, will Diverisy.io be impacted?","author_name":"Keith Davis","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-03-13T00:22:57Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-238569","answers":[{"id":238592,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:238592","answer":"Hi Keith; great question. Although we banked with SVB, we're one of the many companies to have moved our funds entirely to a different bank since they have been shut down. So we should be good. I hope they rebound. They were the best.","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-03-13T04:40:08Z"}]},{"id":102053,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:102053","question":"There have been no updates since April 21, 2020. Is it August? (four months). Why is Divercity.io on mute? As an investor, I would like to know if my investment was the right choice.","author_name":"Keith Davis","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-08-13T05:02:23Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-102053","answers":[{"id":102054,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:102054","answer":"Hi\u0026nbsp;Keith; good to hear from you. We are definitely not on mute; a lot of blood and sweat and hard work happening as we speak; we'll be posting our quarterly update very shortly please stay tuned.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-08-13T05:04:38Z"}]},{"id":99471,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:99471","question":"Hello Chuka, Just checking in for update on the progress of Diversity.io? It's been quite lately. Can you please let us know how the company is doing. Have you faced any hurdles since ending your campaign on Wefunder and is the funding you raised sufficient? Also, how has COVID-19 affected the growth of the company if at all? Thanks.","author_name":"Keith Davis","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-07-28T21:43:02Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-99471","answers":[{"id":220519,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:220519","answer":"Hi Keith; just wanted to say thanks so much for the support! We will be updating all our investors at least once a quarter, so please look forward to our updates. The team is working hard for you.","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-09-29T19:46:47Z"}]},{"id":79120,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:79120","question":"Chuka Ikokwu, can you please education me on what is the minimum goal for Diversity.io? Thanks","author_name":"Keith Davis","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-02-19T21:12:56Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-79120","answers":[{"id":79121,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:79121","answer":"Hi\u0026nbsp;Keith.\u0026nbsp;Sorry, to clarify, the minimum goal for our raise is $50K.\u0026nbsp;I am told we are at $49.5K or so.\u0026nbsp;The WeFunder platform does not display how much a company has in Escrow.\u0026nbsp;It just shows the amount that has been committed (which in our case is $51.2K).\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-02-19T21:14:53Z"}]},{"id":78395,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:78395","question":"Interested in the idea of the platform, and I agree that diversity of workforce has been growing in awareness to companies, at least in the tech world. I have one major concern though. The biggest thing you have going versus your competition is the diversity angle, and having a community for companies to directly tap into is powerful. That said, what stops all the big players (Angel.co, LinkedIn, etc.) from creating a segment within their platforms that encompasses your niche? They have all the tech in place to handle scale and many other things and would only have to setup the community aspect, whereas you guys are starting from nothing. I really like the idea, so I'm interested to know how you see this looming threat.","author_name":"Kevin Quinn","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-02-14T03:12:12Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-78395","answers":[{"id":78404,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:78404","answer":"Kevin this is a great point and is a question we address pretty frequently from investors.\u0026nbsp;My answer is simply 'specialization'.\u0026nbsp;LinkedIn has actually tried in the past, but their DEI-encompassing efforts failed because it came off as insincere and opportunist, not to mention it wasn't their core specialty.\u0026nbsp;I know LN well and trust their efforts, but they didn't build their platform with the goal of solving DEI hiring, nor did Angel.co; we did, and our team has literally been built around this;\u0026nbsp;in any case, the traction that we're seeing from companies that want to use our platform as well as the excitement we're seeing in the communities tells us that we're meeting a need that currently isn't being met. We also have highly competent engineering and recruiting\u0026nbsp;teams that are constantly conjuring creative ways for us to scale our efforts.\u0026nbsp;I think you and I know that the startups that win aren't the ones that wait to get eaten up by the big players but the ones that, because of their relentless conviction and resilience, proactively\u0026nbsp;get big enough to get notice by and then get wood by the big players :-). I hope you can join the fold and support us brother. We all go up together for sure, as it takes a village.","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-02-14T07:35:35Z"}]},{"id":73890,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:73890","question":"I would like to invest, but I have one question: What was your revenue in 2019?","author_name":"Eric Mabo","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-01-10T16:29:16Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-73890","answers":[{"id":73916,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:73916","answer":"Hi Eric. Thanks so much for your interest! We only just began monetizing at the end of 2019 and thus made roughly $30K in placement revenues. We plan to go full throttle this year and to continue to build our tech. Thanks for believing in us and here's to continuing to make progress and to push.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-01-10T20:44:16Z"}]},{"id":70350,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:70350","question":"On your posted financials, you say there was no revenue from Apr-Dec 2018, but you also said Warner Bros was a client. If you have customers, how can there be $0 revenue?","author_name":"Tre Scott","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-12-03T02:40:03Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-70350","answers":[{"id":70357,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:70357","answer":"Hi Tre; great question; we started bringing in revenue in the year of 2019.\u0026nbsp;Our focus in 2018\u0026nbsp;was in piloting our platform and this year we began to focus on monetizing our services. We have diversity hiring contracts with our customers such that they either pay to use our platform or pay for talent we source for them. I hope this answers the question.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":1,"created_at":"2019-12-03T02:43:42Z"}]},{"id":67128,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:67128","question":"How does your team plan on attracting qualified candidates to use the platform?","author_name":"Andrew Heffernan","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-10-25T12:42:24Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-67128","answers":[{"id":67150,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:67150","answer":"Hi Andrew.\u0026nbsp;Fantastic question. We attract qualified candidates through a combination of tactics including hosting affinity groups on our platform, actively reaching out to them on job boards and via other communities, and through search engine optimization and app store optimization.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-10-25T17:54:16Z"}]},{"id":63282,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:63282","question":"is there a document that i have to sign and if so who do i return it too?","author_name":"Cedric Richard","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-09-15T19:16:15Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-63282","answers":[{"id":63347,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:63347","answer":"Hi\u0026nbsp;Cedric; not at all. WeFunder handles all of it on your behalf. Thank you for supporting our mission.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-09-16T18:26:29Z"}]},{"id":62760,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:62760","question":"What date is the fund raising campaign deadline?","author_name":"Burton Hartwell","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-09-09T10:19:46Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-62760","answers":[{"id":62785,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:62785","answer":"Hi\u0026nbsp;Burton.\u0026nbsp;Thanks for asking.\u0026nbsp;The campaign is going through the end of next month.\u0026nbsp;We've been adding new customers quite frequently and will soon be profitable and bootstrapped so now is definitely a good time to join the campaign\u0026nbsp;😃","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-09-09T16:31:01Z"}]},{"id":61380,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:61380","question":"Why you so racist? Linkin isn’t. If you want to be treated equally use linkin like the rest. This must be a joke.","author_name":"Luke Wilson","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-08-31T21:58:05Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-61380","answers":[]},{"id":60658,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:60658","question":"How many interns do you have? What sorts of projects/assignments do your interns work on?","author_name":"Kevin Brown","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-08-25T12:22:57Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/divercityio#question-60658","answers":[{"id":60699,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:60699","answer":"Hi\u0026nbsp;Kevin!\u0026nbsp;We currently have about 7 interns and they are are working on User Interface,\u0026nbsp;User Research, User Experience Design, and Backend and Frontend Engineering. All our interns either have the opportunity to convert to full-time employees or garner solid experience to be able to take into the real world. Some of our interns have received offers from\u0026nbsp;Facebook and Google, and considering that we were the first company they worked at, it speaks to our emphasis on vocational success for people of all demographics.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"Chuka Ikokwu","votes":2,"created_at":"2019-08-25T22:48:53Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"How many interns do you have? What sorts of projects/assignments do your interns work on?","answer":"Hi\u0026nbsp;Kevin!\u0026nbsp;We currently have about 7 interns and they are are working on User Interface,\u0026nbsp;User Research, User Experience Design, and Backend and Frontend Engineering. All our interns either have the opportunity to convert to full-time employees or garner solid experience to be able to take into the real world. Some of our interns have received offers from\u0026nbsp;Facebook and Google, and considering that we were the first company they worked at, it speaks to our emphasis on vocation..."},{"question":"What date is the fund raising campaign deadline?","answer":"Hi\u0026nbsp;Burton.\u0026nbsp;Thanks for asking.\u0026nbsp;The campaign is going through the end of next month.\u0026nbsp;We've been adding new customers quite frequently and will soon be profitable and bootstrapped so now is definitely a good time to join the campaign\u0026nbsp;😃"},{"question":"is there a document that i have to sign and if so who do i return it too?","answer":"Hi\u0026nbsp;Cedric; not at all. WeFunder handles all of it on your behalf. Thank you for supporting our mission.\u0026nbsp;"},{"question":"How does your team plan on attracting qualified candidates to use the platform?","answer":"Hi Andrew.\u0026nbsp;Fantastic question. We attract qualified candidates through a combination of tactics including hosting affinity groups on our platform, actively reaching out to them on job boards and via other communities, and through search engine optimization and app store optimization.\u0026nbsp;"},{"question":"On your posted financials, you say there was no revenue from Apr-Dec 2018, but you also said Warner Bros was a client. If you have customers, how can there be $0 revenue?","answer":"Hi Tre; great question; we started bringing in revenue in the year of 2019.\u0026nbsp;Our focus in 2018\u0026nbsp;was in piloting our platform and this year we began to focus on monetizing our services. We have diversity hiring contracts with our customers such that they either pay to use our platform or pay for talent we source for them. I hope this answers the question.\u0026nbsp;"}]}}}