Tanya Sam of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” had an unconventional start in the tech world. Now, she’s launched her own investment company focused on leveling the playing field in an industry that disproportionately rewards straight white men. With Ambition Fund , she wants people from various backgrounds to have the courage to start their own business by assisting women and minority founders across industries. “Technology companies have impacted everything from the way we shop, how we eat, and how we get our groceries,” Sam said. Sam originally joined the workforce as a nurse following the path of family members in successful medical jobs. Sam’s mother also worked as a nurse, while her father served as an obstetrician-gynecologist in Toronto. Sam has worked in Atlanta and New York assisting in bone marrow transplants. She began dating her now-fiancé Dr. Paul Judge in the Big Apple, which sparked her interest in the startup industry. Judge is a co-founder of Pindrop, a...