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7 Black-led startups receive $75,000 NC IDEA grants

The NC BEC Growth Grant recipients include Courtroom5, a low-cost automated service that helps people represent themselves in civil court.

Sonja Ebron is the founder and CEO of Courtroom5. This post is one portion of a WRAL TechWire series on gratitude.

NC TECH named 10 startups based in North Carolina to its “Top Ten Startups to Watch” list, including Courtroom5.

Thirteen North Carolina companies, including Courtroom5, will participate in next month’s Venture Atlanta 2021 event.

The newly elected NC IDEA directors are Spencer Disher of Charlotte, Sonja Ebron of Durham and Jerry Edmonds, Ed.D. of Henderson.

Courtroom5 is a finalist in the Founders of Color Showcase run by global impact investor syndicate Next Wave Impact.

Courtroom5 is scaling quickly after landing the backing of the women’s investment group SheEO, which offers funding to women-led startups.

Three North Carolina firms, including Courtroom5, are receiving a combined $200,000 in funding from Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.

Created for people without lawyers, Courtroom5 wants to democratize the courts with a step-by-step legal toolbox for handling a civil case.

Two startups from the Triangle, including Courtroom5, have earned investment and coveted spots in the Techstars Kansas City Accelerator.

The founders of Black Founders Exchange winner Courtroom5 know first-hand how tricky it can be to get caught up in the U.S. legal system.