Inclusion Unpacked (Techstars '24)

🚀 T-minus one day, folks! Our Techstars Demo Day is tomorrow 🎉 👉 Register at http://tsta.rs/iYMC50TkkF4 These past 13 weeks have been incredible. Building DeltaGen alongside 11 amazing startups has been an honor. We're all working towards a future where technology enhances human potential, not replaces it. A future I am personally excited about. 📣 #TechstarsDemo # #FutureOfWork #DeltaGen #StartupLyfe

Last week, I had the pleasure of traveling to Delaware to pitch as a finalist in the #startup302 pitch competition put on by the Delaware Prosperity Partnership team. To my surprise, I was selected as the winner in the Early Stage category and I am grateful to the entire team for their support! This winter was one of the hardest winters I've ever endured as a founder, and, to come out on the other side of things feels amazing! I am also thrilled that the Inclusion Unpacked business model resonates with so many, and look forward to leveraging these funds for our next phase of growth. Thank you to the entire team for your support! Erica Crell Troy C. Farmer, TROY WILFORD, Kurt Foreman, Anastasia Jackson, Noah Olson

Hi there! I’ve been a bit quiet on socials lately while working on building Inclusion Unpacked, but I wanted to introduce myself to those who might not know my background or why I founded Inclusion Unpacked. - Our mission is to empower founders and leaders with the tools and resources necessary to build inclusive cultures from the start. We do this by matching companies with DEI experts and providing tangible diversity and inclusion resources that can be leveraged on-demand. We want to make DEI simple and easy! - Before founding IU, I founded the Global Employee Resource Group: Black Women at Meta and scaled it to 3,000 members globally. That’s where I noticed the need for leaders to be equipped with the tools necessary to lead inclusively. I also went through Y-Combinator in 2015 with Jopwell and learned a ton about DEI as it relates to the recruitment and hiring world. I graduated with a full-ride from Columbia Business School in May of 2023; CBS has been invaluable to my journey. I was awarded the Lang Fund investment, further supporting the growth and development of Inclusion Unpacked. I’ve been featured in Forbes (twice!), WhoWhatWear, The Second Life, Yahoo, Girlboss, Women’s Health, and Bustle Magazine and was awarded emerging DEI leader by Crain’s New York this year. I’m a Kansas Native on a mission to infuse community into the world of DEI. I love poetry by Cleo Wade and look up to her collaborative and inclusive (yet fun) leadership style, and I deeply believe in what we’re building! Nice to meet you! -Tori https://lnkd.in/gcjW58a

Before the year ends, I wanted to share our excitement and more information about Inclusion Unpacked 's Beta program we’re launching this January! Companies like Her Workplace partner with Inclusion Unpacked because they understand the value of DEI as it relates to their bottom line, but they’re frustrated with the solutions that currently exist. On top of that, many founders and leaders want “just in time” solutions that meet them where they are. That’s why we are launching our Beta Program this January. About: - Founders and Leaders are matched with a DEI expert to help answer questions and get real-time feedback - They’re able to access resources like “how to” guides, webinars, and events to help them along the way - Companies participating in our Beta will also be able to help inform product decisions ahead of our official launch announcement this spring (exciting stuff!) There is still time to sign up and participate! As you close out the new year, if this speaks to you as a founder or leader, message us at hello@inclusionunpacked.com to sign up before January 26th.