The Black Venture Capitalists Who Are Changing the VC Industry
Black VCs got about 2.1% of the overall funding the US VC industry brought in last year, in what was a record fundraising year, recent data shows.
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Black VCs got about 2.1% of the overall funding the US VC industry brought in last year, in what was a record fundraising year, recent data shows.
These millennial and Gen Z entrepreneurs have been pushing the envelope since they entered the workforce. Now they are the ones making the decisions.
Voyager is a provider of a SaaS multi-party collaboration and workflow management solution for the maritime value chain. Founded by Bret Smart and Matthew Costello in 2018, Voyager is backed by investors that include ATX Venture Partners, Blue Bear Capital, Knightsgate Ventures, Phaze Ventures, and Techstars Ventures and is headquartered in Houston.
Observe provides performance management tools based on a versatile observability platform. Founded by Jacob Leverich, Jon Watte, Jonathan Trevor, Philipp Unterbrunner in 2017, Observe is backed by investors that include Sutter Hill Ventures, Frank Slootman, Michael Dell, and Scott Dietzen and is headquartered in San Mateo.
Mahmee provides personalized, ongoing postpartum support to new moms and their babies, from birth to birthday. Founded by Melissa Hanna, Mahmee is backed by investors that include 500 Startups, Backstage Capital, Mark Cuban, and Serena Ventures and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.