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Spotlight on Black emerging managers: Shila Nieves Burney

This is the last installment in a four-part series. Read parts one, two, and three! According to Venture Forward’s latest VC Human Capital Survey, Black investors represented just 3% of VC partners in 2020. The survey found that newer firms (i.e., those founded within the past ten years) had a higher representation of Black partners. […]

Spotlight on Black emerging managers: Ivan Alo and LaDante McMillon

This is the third installment in a four-part series. Read part one and two. According to Venture Forward’s latest VC Human Capital Survey, Black investors represented just 3% of VC partners in 2020. The survey found that newer firms (i.e., those founded within the past ten years) had a higher representation of Black partners. In […]

Spotlight on Black emerging managers: Austin Clements

This is the second installment in a four-part series. Read part one. According to Venture Forward’s latest VC Human Capital Survey, Black investors represented just 3% of VC partners in 2020. The survey found that newer firms (i.e., those founded within the past ten years) had a higher representation of Black partners. In recent years, […]

Spotlight on Black emerging managers: Chandra Roxanne

According to Venture Forward’s latest VC Human Capital Survey, Black investors represented just 3% of VC partners in 2020. The survey also found that newer firms (i.e., those founded within the past ten years) had a higher representation of Black partners. In recent years, we’ve seen several talented Black investors launching their own funds and […]