Justino Aguila

It's a new day for South L.A. natives Gabriel Gamez and Enrique Loyola. The lifelong friends' food tech startup, On The Go LA, recently celebrated its first anniversary, and with California finally re-opening, the entrepreneurs appear poised to leave a mark on the local gastronomy scene.

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A new Fund for South L.A. Founders announced their first class of 20 Black and Latino entrepreneurs this week. The class represents a cross-section of tech-inspired entrepreneurs from bakers to social media purveyors. The cohort was selected from a pool of about 200 applicants, many of whom struggled during the pandemic era downturn.

The fund was created by PledgeLA to address racial inequity and the economic decimation among communities of color. The monies were awarded to rising, innovative entrepreneurs of color. Also, unlike some accelerators, the fund does not take equity in exchange.

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