These Latina entrepreneurs beat the odds. They want investors to take notice.
Daniella Pierson is the youngest Latina self-made millionaire in the U.S. today. Her female-focused newsletter The Newsette and mental health startup Wondermind — where she is a co-founder alongside actor Selena Gomez — make up the $220 million of her net worth. At 27, Pierson has defied the odds that many entrepreneurs, especially Latinas, face. Although Latino entrepreneurs in the United States are starting more businesses per capita than any other racial group, according to a McKinsey study, they receive less than their white counterparts on all types of business-related funding. Latina founders run nearly 2 million businesses across the country, but receive less than 2% of venture capital funds. Yet, they are the fastest growing cohort of entrepreneurs, according to McKinsey. The lack of startup funds , access to key networks and trouble scaling are just some of the barriers that cap most Latina founders from growth. According to one report from Stanford Business, among the 3 per...