39 Black Women Investors Inspiring a New Generation of Investors
To say that diversity in venture capital (VC) is bad is an understatement.
Just 3% of VCs are black and 1% are Latinx β 18% of all VCs are women β according to research by Richard Kerby.
Needless to say, there’s a lot of work to do within the VC industry to make it more diverse and inclusive.
Despite the dismal diversity numbers, there are black women in VC who are inspiring a new wave of investors that you should know about. In fact, here’s a list of 39 of them (based in the U.S.).
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Boston

Jacqueline Grant
Principal
Abingworth
π° Notable investments: Attenua, Gynesonics, Avedro
Chicago

Karen Kerr
Executive Managing Director
GE Ventures
π° Notable investments: Virgin Hyperloop One, The Hive, Alchemist Accelerator

Nicole Walker
Partner, Venture Capital – Healthcare
Baird Capital
π° Notable investments: Hireology, FullContact, SnagAJob
Cincinnati

Candice Matthews
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Hillman Accelerator
π Recent cohort: Excited, The Home Team, Viaggi
Connecticut

JoAnn Price
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Fairview Capital
Greater Los Angeles

Arlan Hamilton
Founder and Managing Partner
Backstage Capital
π° Notable investments: CapWay, Healthy Roots, Tinsel

Tracy Gray
Founder and Managing Partner
The 22 Fund

Richelle Parham
Partner
Camden Partners
π° Notable investments: Network for Good, Cage Pharma, eNeura

Abyah Wynn
Co-founder and Managing Director
Twenty65 Fund
Miami

Monique Idlett-Mosley
Managing Partner
Reign Ventures
π° Notable investments: Zeel, Appy Couple, Villageluxe
New York

Erica Duignan Minnihan
Founding Partner
1000 Angels and Reign Ventures
π° Notable investments: Bespoke Post, Snowball, Solo Funds

Nicole Sanchez
Investment Partner at XFactor Ventures
π° Notable investments: Athena, Apostrophe Health, The Beans

Diane Henry
Technology Angel Investor
Rogue Capital Collective
π° Notable investments: Mogul, Financial Gym, Rent Logic

Lorine Pendleton
New York Chair
TIGER 21
Investment Partner
Portfolia

Ita Ekpoudom
Partner
GingerBread Capital
π° Notable investments: Brandless, GoldieBlox, Platejoy

Jillian Williams
Investment Principal
Anthemis Group
π° Notable investments: Betterment, Flux, Carta
Sacramento

Mariah Lichtenstern
Founding Partner and Managing Director
DiverseCity Ventures
π° Notable investments: ProPlanr, MultiCultural Press, Fanalyze
San Francisco Bay Area

Monique Woodard
Early Stage Investor
π° Notable investments: Blavity, Mented Cosmetics

Hadiyah Mujhid
CEO and Founder
HBCUvc

Shauntel (Poulson) Garvey
General Partner
Reach Capital
π° Notable investments: Atlas, ClassDojo, Handshake

Sydney Sykes
Co-Founder, Co-Chair
BLCK VC

Adina Tecklu
Venture Investor
Canaan Partners
π° Notable investments: Kabam, LendingClub, Match.com

Uriridiakoghene (Ulili) Onovakpuri
Partner
Kapor Capital
π° Notable investments: AngelList, Asana, Bitly

Kimberly Marshall
Senior Program Officer, Tech Investments
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Sydney Thomas
Senior Associate
Precursor Ventures
π° Notable investments: Fuse, Envested, Special Guest App

Sian Morson
Entrepreneur in Residence
Cross Culture VC
π° Notable investments: Wonderschool, Gimlet, Blavity

Megan Maloney
Associate
General Catalyst
π° Notable investments: Airbnb, ClassPass, Gusto

Ronke Oyekunle
Associate
NextEquity Partners
π° Notable investments: Airbnb, Facebook, Lyft

Kesha Cash
General Partner
Impact America Fund
π° Notable investments: HandUp, Schoolzilla, Mayvenn

Jessica Ball
Associate Partner
NewSchools Venture Fund

Terri Burns
Principal
GV
π° Notable investments: Uber, Medium, Blue Bottle

Lisa Coca
Venture Partner and Investor
Portfolia
Managing Director, Enterprise Software
GE Ventures

Saydeah Howard
Senior Vice President Talent and Services
IVP
π° Notable investments: Adroll, AddThis, App Dynamics

Lisa Lambert
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
National Grid
Founder and President
National Grid Partners
π° Notable investments: Aporeto, Pixeom, Leap
Washington D.C.

Linda Oramasionwu-Leverette
Partner and Founder
Kupanda Capital
π° Notable investments: Mavin, Nithio, Fraym

Ebony Pope
Principal
Rethink Education Management

Stefanie Thomas
Impact Venture Investor
Impact America Fund

Daphne Dufresne
Managing Partner
GenNx 360 Capital Partners
π° Notable investments: CRS Temporary Housing, GenServe, Salford Group

Patience Marime-Ball
Managing Director
Golden Seeds
π° Notable investments: BentoBox, BriteHub, CabinetM
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