Vice President Harris delivers a speech on artificial intelligence in London on Nov. 1, 2023. Daniel Leal/AFP/Via Getty Images hide caption
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A customer stands outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., on March 10, 2023. The lender was taken over federal regulators on Friday, marking one of the largest bank failures since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A Silicon Valley lender collapsed after a run on the bank. Here's what to know
From top left, clockwise: Entrepreneurs Rebekah Bastian, Lizelle van Vuuren, Amy Nelson, Jaclyn Fu and Katica Roy. From top left, clockwise: Photo provided by Lisa Elliot, Lizelle van Vuuren, Jane G. Photography, Katica Roy and Jaclyn Fu hide caption
Serena Williams, professional tennis player and businesswoman, speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center in April in Florida. Marco Bello/Getty Images hide caption
A monitor on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2022. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
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Elizabeth Giorgi created the "candor clause" after being harassed by a would-be investor. "I've probably spoken to more than 100 female founders across the U.S., and I would say that half of us have a story," she says. Courtesy of Soona Studios hide caption
Investor's Naked Selfies Ignite #MeToo Moment: Female Founder Fights Back
Ben Jealous was the NAACP's youngest president and one of Bernie Sanders' earliest supporters. Jealous then became a venture capitalist investing in startups. Now he is seeking office in Maryland. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Ellen Pao sued her former employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers, alleging she was discriminated against and sexually harassed. She lost the case but is seen as a leading voice on harassment in Silicon Valley. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Struggling For Investments, Silicon Valley Women Reluctant To Speak Out On Harassment
Students leave school at the end of the day at the Global Impact STEM Academy. Maddie McGarvey for NPR hide caption
A City Looks To STEM School To Lift Economy, But Will Grads Stay?
Tom Perkins co-founded a California capital venture firm in 1972. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
Atlanta is earning the nickname Silicon Valley of the South, joining spinoffs Silicon Alley in New York and Silicon Prairie in the Midwest. Greg Williams/Flickr hide caption
Ellen Pao, a former partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, says women were excluded from all-male meetings at the company and denied seats on boards. The firm says she was fired for poor performance. Robert Galbraith/Reuters/Landov hide caption