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1 | Name | Firm and Title | Commitment to Action | Twitter Handle | Contact Information (Only included if publicly shared in their commitment or Twitter Bio) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Nihal Mehta | General Partner, Eniac Ventures | dear black founder, as an entrepreneur and VC it's my responsibility to mentor and invest in you. bridging wealth inequity is one way we can help address our structural racism. please email me nihal at eniac dot vc to chat at any stage of your business. #BlackLivesMatter | @nihalmehta | nihal@eniac.vc | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Julian Moncada | Investor, Lerer Hippeau | If you're an underrepresented person, please reach out to me. I'm here to help you break into this industry as a tech worker, entrepreneur or investor. My DM's have always been open. | @JulianMoncadaNY | https://twitter.com/JulianMoncadaNY/status/1267855864578420737 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Terri Burns | Investor, Google Ventures | If you're a Black person in need of literally anything that you think I might be able to help with, my DMs are open! I can't do everything, but I can try for you. For us. Some starters: A safe space to vent. Career advice. Money. A safe space to talk shit. Feedback on your pitch deck. Videos of black joy. | @tcburning | DM on Twitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Merci Victoria Grace | Investor, Lightspeed and Founder, Women in Product | I’m overwhelmed, heartbroken, and so anxious today. My DMs remain are open (as always) specifically so that women and people of color can contact me. No warm intro or agenda needed. | @merci | DM on Twitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Jillian Williams | Investor, Anthemis | always true but want to reiterate that any black founder is always able to reach out to me via DMs or email (Jillian@anthemis.com) for feedback, fundraising help etc. for any sector, any stage, etc. | @jillwillnyc | jillian@anthemis.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Jason Lemkin | Investor, Saastr Fund | Black founders: I don't do that many investments a year (I am a slow+quiet investor), but please email me your decks and pitches: jason@saastrfund.com I will try to only meet/Zoom with black founders in June | @jasonlk | jason@saastrfund.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Savitri Tan | Investor, Isomer Capital | I’m committed to inclusivity in startups. I’d like to offer mentoring to black/non-black POC to help with your business. I’m British Asian, spent the best part of 10 years working w/100s of founders & investing via @join_ef @isomercapital @InnovateKings Please DM, RT,email🙋🏻♀️ | @savitritan | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sahil Lavingia | Founder, Gumroad | Occasionally I angel invest in tech startups, including @LambdaSchool , @figmadesign , @HelloSign . I’m also an LP in @Backstage_Cap . My next investment will be in a Black founder. If you are one, please send me an email this week about what you’re working on: sahil@hey.com | @shl | sahil@hey.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Rei Wang | Founder, The Grand World | I commit to using my privilege, my platform, my networks, and my knowledge to build bridges. What this means tangibly: As an angel investor, I commit to making 10 investments of $25,000 over the next 2 years focused on startups that create bridges. | @heyitsrei | rei@thegrand.world | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Amy Sun | Partner, Sequoia Capital | Black founders— if you want to pitch Sequoia, are frustrated navigating fundraising, want to shine light on problematic practices in venture, or curious about how we evaluate startups, email me directly: amy@sequoiacap.com Also, we are hiring. Resumes welcome. | @amysundae | amy@sequoiacap.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Zefi | Entrepreneur First | I benefit from systemic racism that restricts opportunity for POC. I must do better. I’d like to mentor (free) any POC & help you achieve your business goals. DM me! Been in tech for ~10 years as a founder & investor. Mentored 150+ founders @join_ef DMs open RT for reach! #BLM | @zefi | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Margo Downs | Former CHRO Stichfix and Lululemon | I’d love to coach and mentor some BIPOC people in the HR world. Please DM me! | @realmargodowns | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Ashby Sutherland | Cofounder | i’d be happy to mentor black founders who are trying to raise venture or other forms of capital. done close to $20M in seed, series a, and non venture to date. slide away. | @ashbysutherland | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Annika Lewis | Investor, Vanedge Capital | Adding my name to offer mentorship on getting into VC, or for any VC- or fundraising-related questions founders have. DMs open! | @annikasays | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Adenike Raks | Principal, African Future | If you're an African female founder building great stuff and you're currently raising money. I'd love to hear from you and see what you're doing. Send me an email with some key metrics and a deck. adenike@future.africa P.S - You must have an MVP and some traction. | @adenikeraks | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Joe Jarvis | Editor, Someone Else | I would like to help any Black founders, entrepreneurs, or other businesspeople with copywriting, branding, or editing help, gratis. Anything from proofreading presentation decks to brand concepting. Fyi | @jarvischicago | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Pat East | Executive Director, The Mill | Black founders, I want to meet with you If you have a unique insight into your market, email your deck to pat at dimension mill dot org I'll try to meet with only black founders in June, bonus points for HR tech and/or code-free startups | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Leo Polovets | General Partner, Susa Ventures | Of the many VC responses I've seen, I like @jasonlk's the most. I'm going to do something similar. I'd like to help as many black founders, angels, & aspiring VCs as I can. If you're looking for funding, deck feedback, advice, or anything else, pls reach out. leo@susaventures.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Isaac Kato | Techstars Seattle Managing Director | I'll be holding office hours for Black startup founders via @2point19 on June 16th. I'm excited to chat with you about anything related to finding startup success. You can register here: | https://t.co/0qZzQ61L2k?amp=1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Nico Berardi | Founder & GP Animo VC (Pre-Seed and Seed Rounds) | 2. Our fund I portfolio founders (13 companies thus far, aiming for 27-30) are 2/3 “diverse” but zero black founders. This is not OK. Black founders, let’s chat: nico@animo.vc or DMs open. | @nicberardi | https://calendly.com/nicoberardi/animo-nico?month=2020-06 | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Sarah Imbach | Angel Investor | can direct any completely new investments that I make this year to Black founders. There will probably be a 1000x more companies that deserve funding than I will ever be able to see but I'll invest in at least 2. If you’re a Black founder and want to send me a deck or a pitch you can email it to sianventuresinvestments@gmail.com (no inmails or DMs please). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Bowery Capital | Venture Capital Firm | We want to help create more opportunity for the Black community to successfully navigate the VC landscape. Our expertise is in B2B, so we're opening up Office Hours on Talent, Go-To-Market, and Fundraising for underrepresented B2B Founders/aspiring Founders. DM us or use link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciqGCtjxNi6soLEATO1WQGGc2l0NlWVvWDmPktCdwecOfFlg/viewform | @bowerycapital | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciqGCtjxNi6soLEATO1WQGGc2l0NlWVvWDmPktCdwecOfFlg/viewform | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Jeff Soto | Technology Director, Work & Co. | Former Apple engineer, started a dev shop from scratch which got acquired after 10 years. I've worked with some of the most influential companies in the world. Looking to help mentor fellow people of color across dev/product/design/biz. DMs are open! | @jeffsoto | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Harold Hughes | Founder, Bandwagon | Stage: $6M valuation or lower Thesis: Invest in Black founders, Women founders, and PoC founders Criteria: CEO is full-time, MVP or product Location(s): US & Caribbean Check-size: $25k-75k Contact: crownthecrew@gmail.com *currently in @PartakeFoods, @hirekanna, and one more TBA | @Onebandwagonfan | crownthecrew@gmail.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Chris Cantino | Founder, Supermaker + Partner, Color Invests | Stage: Pre-seed —> A Thesis: Consumer goods,“Things people buy, and the ways they buy them”, 88% women + POC founders Criteria: http://color.capital Check-size: $100-250k Contact: hello@color.capital | @chriscantino | hello@color.capital | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Sasha Basso | Co-founder, Ochre | Stage: pre-seed/seed Thesis: underrepresented founders / commerce, consumer, kids, gov’t / really interested in addressing waste, efficiency, accountability Criteria: deck Location: USA Check-size: <50k Contact: hello@sashabasso.com | @sashabasso | hello@sashabasso.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Janine Sickmeyer | Tech Founder | Stage: pre-seed Right-pointing magnifying glass Thesis: B2B SaaS, Inclusion Tech Chart with upwards trend Criteria: Female/Underrepresented Founders/post-product Earth globe americas Location: Midwest preferred Check-size: <$25K Contact: DM open | @myfriendjanine | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Ha Nguyen | Partner, Spero Ventures | - For any black or LatinX founder, I am happy to meet with you anytime to give you feedback on your startup, your deck, help you with your fundraise process, make intros, or help. And I do hope to write the check. If you are a black or LatinX founder and would like to meet or attend above, please email: ha@spero.vc | ha@spero.vc | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Pat Matthews | Founder & CEO of Active Capital | We’ll commit at least $10k and donate it to many if not all of the groups & organizations on this list below - we also want to fund more Black founders, DMs always open, and we’ll respond to every email. | @patmatthews | pat@activecapital.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Ollen Douglasss | Managing Director, Motley Fool Ventures | Black founders looking for Series A investments. If you meet the criteria below, we will have a conversation. Stage: Series A/B Thesis: Tech-enabled. Using S/W and technology to drive scale, efficiency or access in large, growing markets Criteria: $500M Trailing GAAP revenue, 50%+ growth Initial Check size $500K - $5M Location: Global | info@foolventures.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Michael Tam | Principal, Craft Ventures | I would love to connect with founders for potential investments from late seed to Series A. | @michaeldtam | michael@craftventures.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Corey Schmidt | Partner, Seven Peaks Ventures | we are a late Seed, Series A through to Series B, investor: Black Founder Office Hours w/ @2point19 . I focus primarily on our Digital Health portfolio and serve as a healthcare innovation advisor and board member to health systems. There is an egregious lack of diversity in our healthcare leaders, and yet - we are all patients and healthcare consumers! I would love to meet diverse disruptors in #healthtech and those that bring their unique voice and experience to innovating. | @sevenpeaksvc | https://twitter.com/corey_schmid | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Tym Wowk | Clean Technique LLC | we are offering pro bono consulting to any cannabis company owned by PoC, women, veterans, and/or the disabled. | @cleantechniqueL | https://twitter.com/CleantechniqueL | ||||||||||||||||||||
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