39 Black Women Investors Inspiring a New Generation of Investors
Jeremy Brown Storyteller at Crunchbase
April 8, 2019
To say that diversity in venture capital (VC) is bad is an understatement.
Just 3% of VCs are black and 1% are Latinx – 18% of all VCs are women – 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
💰 Notable investments: Attenua, Gynesonics, Avedro
Chicago
Karen Kerr
Executive Managing Director
GE Ventures
💰 Notable investments: Virgin Hyperloop One, The Hive, Alchemist Accelerator
Nicole Walker
Partner, Venture Capital – Healthcare
Baird Capital
💰 Notable investments: Hireology, FullContact, SnagAJob
Cincinnati
Candice Matthews
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Hillman Accelerator
📈 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
💰 Notable investments: CapWay, Healthy Roots, Tinsel
Tracy Gray
Founder and Managing Partner
The 22 Fund
Richelle Parham
Partner
Camden Partners
💰 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
💰 Notable investments: Zeel, Appy Couple, Villageluxe
New York
Erica Duignan Minnihan
Founding Partner
1000 Angels and Reign Ventures
💰 Notable investments: Bespoke Post, Snowball, Solo Funds
Nicole Sanchez
Investment Partner at XFactor Ventures
💰 Notable investments: Athena, Apostrophe Health, The Beans
Diane Henry
Technology Angel Investor
Rogue Capital Collective
💰 Notable investments: Mogul, Financial Gym, Rent Logic
Lorine Pendleton
New York Chair
TIGER 21
Investment Partner
Portfolia
Ita Ekpoudom
Partner
GingerBread Capital
💰 Notable investments: Brandless, GoldieBlox, Platejoy
Jillian Williams
Investment Principal
Anthemis Group
💰 Notable investments: Betterment, Flux, Carta
Sacramento
Mariah Lichtenstern
Founding Partner and Managing Director
DiverseCity Ventures
💰 Notable investments: ProPlanr, MultiCultural Press, Fanalyze
San Francisco Bay Area
Monique Woodard
Early Stage Investor
💰 Notable investments: Blavity, Mented Cosmetics
Hadiyah Mujhid
CEO and Founder
HBCUvc
Shauntel (Poulson) Garvey
General Partner
Reach Capital
💰 Notable investments: Atlas, ClassDojo, Handshake
Sydney Sykes
Co-Founder, Co-Chair
BLCK VC
Adina Tecklu
Venture Investor
Canaan Partners
💰 Notable investments: Kabam, LendingClub, Match.com
Uriridiakoghene (Ulili) Onovakpuri
Partner
Kapor Capital
💰 Notable investments: AngelList, Asana, Bitly
Kimberly Marshall
Senior Program Officer, Tech Investments
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Sydney Thomas
Senior Associate
Precursor Ventures
💰 Notable investments: Fuse, Envested, Special Guest App
Sian Morson
Entrepreneur in Residence
Cross Culture VC
💰 Notable investments: Wonderschool, Gimlet, Blavity
Megan Maloney
Associate
General Catalyst
💰 Notable investments: Airbnb, ClassPass, Gusto
Ronke Oyekunle
Associate
NextEquity Partners
💰 Notable investments: Airbnb, Facebook, Lyft
Kesha Cash
General Partner
Impact America Fund
💰 Notable investments: HandUp, Schoolzilla, Mayvenn
Jessica Ball
Associate Partner
NewSchools Venture Fund
Terri Burns
Principal
GV
💰 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
💰 Notable investments: Adroll, AddThis, App Dynamics
Lisa Lambert
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
National Grid
Founder and President
National Grid Partners
💰 Notable investments: Aporeto, Pixeom, Leap
Washington D.C.
Linda Oramasionwu-Leverette
Partner and Founder
Kupanda Capital
💰 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
💰 Notable investments: CRS Temporary Housing, GenServe, Salford Group
Patience Marime-Ball
Managing Director
Golden Seeds
💰 Notable investments: BentoBox, BriteHub, CabinetM
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