As CNBC unveils the 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50 amid nationwide protests and calls to end racial inequality, the list has a glaring absence: No black CEOs.
. But to achieve meaningful long-term change in Silicon Valley and among the most valuable start-ups, it is key that all funds understand the financial opportunity in investing in diversity.
All of this brings us back to the lack of Black CEOs on the CNBC Disruptor List this year and an explanation of how we compile it. We have a 55-person advisory board, comprised of academics in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship at institutions around the world. They've helped us put together an algorithm that weighs 17 different quantitative criteria based on data that companies give us and data drawn from outside sources.
While this year's list has no companies with Black CEOs, it is diverse in many other ways. The list is the most geographically diverse in the Disruptor 50's eight-year history, a reflection of the fact that the venture capital community has increasingly looked outside the bubble of Silicon Valley for investment opportunities. This Disruptor 50 list features unicorn start-ups from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Denver and Columbus, Ohio.
And many of this year's Disruptor 50 have diverse workforces. Twelve companies, nine of which are based in the U.S., told us that more than half of their employees are non-white. Tech-driven disruption and innovation can come from anywhere and anyone. We want to include a diverse list of companies and founders that fully represent the diversity of our nation.
We'll be working harder to tell those stories, and on our other list of start-ups to watch, the Upstart 100, which is released every fall. That list recognizes earlier-stage start-ups, which have raised no more than $50 million in capital. Much more progress across the diversity spectrum can be found there.
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