'10 ambitious black female venture capitalists who are investing in entrepreneurs from all demographics but cast their net wider. These talented trailblazers have the ability to spot non-obvious deals that other VCs may miss at the early stage.'
and advocate for people of color in tech, Melissa served as a Presidential Appointee under Presidents Clinton and Obama.
In 2015, Melissa launched Project 500 in Washington, D.C. with the goal of helping 500 underrepresented founders scale their companies. She exceeded that goal and upon seeing the dearth of funding for entrepreneurs of color, she set her sights on venture capital. She founded 1863 Ventures with just that goal. Today she runs her own fund and is an advisor to the New Voices Fund, which is run by Rich Dennis of Essence.
Kunst has been named a Forbes Magazine 30 under 30 and a top 25 innovator in tech by Cool Hunting. She has been recognized for her work in Business Insider as a 30 under 30 Woman in Tech and Top African-American in Tech & Pitchbook Top Black VC To Watch and Marie Claire Magazine named her a Young Gun to watch. She has written for Techcrunch, Forbes, Wall St. Journal, Fortune and Entrepreneur.com. Marc Andreessen named her one of his 55 Unknown Rock Stars in Tech.
Arlan built her venture capital fund from the ground up, while experiencing stints of homelessness. She is well-known for being the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, a fund that is dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Backstage has now invested nearly $7m into 130 startups led by underestimated founders.
in 2017. Her $25m fund invests at the seed and Series A stages because she believes that women should support and invest in one another. Before founding Reign, however, Idlett-Mosley cut her teeth as a successful advertising executive and after that was an avid angel investor. During that time, she was shocked to find only a few minority founders. This led her on a mission to be intentional about investing in founders of color.
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