NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Intel Capital announced the Intel Capital Diversity Fund – the largest of its kind – to invest $125 million in businesses led by women and underrepresented minorities. The fund launches with investments in four companies – Brit + Co*, CareCloud*, Mark One*, and Venafi* – across a wide spectrum of industries, including the Internet of Things, the maker movement, cloud computing and cybersecurity. Fund will complement Intel’s $300 million Diversity in Technology Initiative, announced in January, which aims for the company to reach full representation of women and underrepresented minorities in its U.S
Read MoreIntel and fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff announced a strategic partnership to expand opportunities for girls and women in technology and engineering.
Read MoreFirst-of-its-kind strategic partnership to advance shared commitment to gender equality by creating new opportunities for women in technology. WHAT: Intel, Rebecca Minkoff, and UN Women announce effort to expand pipeline of female engineers, support positive representations of opportunities for women in technology, and connect women around the world to opportunities to learn and lead through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and careers. Rebecca Minkoff, the largest global fashion label helmed by a millennial female, has a long history of creative and innovative uses of emerging technologies.
Read MoreIntel was awarded with the first ever Corporate Contribution and Leadership Award by the Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W) for its continuing commitment and progress made in girls’ and women’s empowerment and gender equality. At the International Women’s Day Awards & Benefit Gala at the Library of Congress on March 7, Intel was recognized for its efforts, which include programs supporting girls’ education and tech empowerment, such as Intel’s role as a strategic founding partner of the Girl Rising film and social action campaign, and the Intel® She Will Connect program which seeks to expand technology access for millions of women globally, beginning in sub-Saharan Africa where the Internet gender gap is the greatest.
Read MoreIntel President Renee James introduced former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a luncheon keynote at the Lead On Watermark Silicon Valley Conference for Women today in Santa Clara.
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