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Research conducted by the Crypto Council for Innovation demonstrated that web3 isn’t equal for all as racial disparities still continue to impact funding support. 
Racial differences still play a key role for investors in <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/web3/">web3</a>, a sector meant to democratize the economy for all, as Black and Latino founders continue to raise only a small fraction of the total deal volume, according to data compiled by the think tank called Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI). 
The report shared with crypto.news reveals that while overall venture capital (<a href="https://crypto.news/tag/venture-capital/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VC</a>) investments dropped by 36% in 2022 due to surging inflation and interest rates, investments in Black-led businesses saw an “even steeper drop of 45%.” 
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Although Black-led and Latino-led crypto businesses raised significantly more in 2022 ($16.5 billion) compared to 2017 ($1 billion), this combined amount represented just 0.5% of the total volume raised in the web3 industry in 2022, a stark contrast to the 7.1% share in 2017. 
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As noted by the CCI, the decline represents the “largest year-over-year decrease in funding Black entrepreneurs have experienced in the past decade,” implying that web3 still has a long way to go to become equitable for everyone. 
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 “In market downturns, investor perceptions of Black and Latino founders as inherently risky magnify existing disparities in capital allocation.” 
 The Crypto Council for Innovation 
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The research notes that although Black- and Latino-founded companies “consistently demonstrate value even during market downturns,” these groups are the “first to lose out when streams of funding begin to dry up.” 
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 “I haven’t met too many women or Latinos in the U.S. who are building web3 projects. I think when it comes to access to capital for Latinos in the U.S., it’s just harder… I think there also is that lack of understanding of the different types of capital that are available [to founders].” 
 Mónica Talán, the founder of CryptoConéxion 
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According to the CCI’s calculations, fintech and data storage — two key web3 areas in which Black and Latino developers are working — are each “expected to grow 44.4% and 45.1% respectively within the next decade,” the organization says, adding that this cohort of developers “address real market needs that may have gone historically unrecognized by investors and other builders.” 
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Web3 repeats legacy issues of access for Black and Latino founders, survey shows

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