[wmeredith]

Yes, and? Did any try? If so, what happened? If not, why not? I need more information for this to be interesting.

[muddyrivers]

I don't understand why this gets down-voted. Maybe I missed some very subtle tone? I do agree that we need more information.

When I see an article with "statistically" in the title, I want to see some data and some robust analysis, not a PR piece.

[sbierwagen]

Second paragraph.

  Only 12 Black women led startups (yes only 12) have raised 
  $1MM or more in outside funding since 2012.

[pluma]

Out of how many? When were they founded? When did they raise the money? What's the trend (founded/total, funded/total and funded/founded)?

It's nonsense to talk about this kind of thing without the correct frame of reference. At least if you're trying to argue that not enough black women led startups get funded (which seems to be what the headline is getting at).

Also, what about other ethnicities? What about black men? What about white women? What about social backgrounds? Was their ethnicity the distinguishing factor at that point or were they preselected prior to becoming entrepreneurs?

The first step to finding out how to solve the problem is to find out where the problem actually stems from. The 5 Whys apply to social problems as much as to technical ones.