Kanarys, a Dallas diversity and inclusion business founded by two Black women, is getting a $3 million boost to ramp up its technology, hiring and sales and marketing efforts.
Cofounders Mandy Price and Star Carter announced the seed funding Wednesday, describing it as a “historic” shift toward more equitable backing of Black-owned startups. The new capital raises Kanarys’ funding to date to $4.6 million.
Price and Carter are among just 25 Black women founders to raise as much as $4.6 million in venture capital and two of only 93 Black women to attract over $1 million in funding, according to