Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you part 4 of our female founders series—a collection of honest conversations with trailblazing female founders who are thinking big picture about the state of women in startups and tech.

As the current head of Google for Startups U.S., Jewel Burks Solomon is on a mission to level the playing field for under-resourced founders in emerging US markets. Prior to her current role, Jewel was the founder and CEO of PartPic, a visual recognition technology company that allows users to save time and money searching for replacement maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) parts. We spoke with Jewel about her path through the tech world, why she keeps going back to Google, and why she’s so passionate that women and black entrepreneurs have more support going through an acquisition.