39 Black Women In Venture Capital Who Are Inspiring A New Generation Of Investors
Black women drive culture, are early adopters and set trends, accounting for 14 percent of all U.S. women.
Yet the venture capital industry is largely exclusive of Black women. The industry is 70 percent white and 82 percent male.
Black representation in VC climbed slightly from 2 percent in 2016 to 3 percent in 2018. Black women made the difference in the 1 percent change — they were at 0 percent in 2016 — according to Richard Kerby, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Kerby analyzed the racial breakdown in VC in 2016 and did a 2018 update. He polled 1,500 venture capitalists and shared the data.
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Here’s a list of 39 Black women in venture capital who are blazing new trails, beating the odds, and making it look like magic. This list was compiled by Crunchbase.
Patience Marime-Ball, Washington, D.C.
Managing Director, Golden Seeds
Notable investments: BentoBox, BriteHub, CabinetM
Mariah Lichtenstern, Sacramento
Founding Partner and Managing Director, DiverseCity Ventures
Notable investments: ProPlanr, MultiCultural Press, Fanalyze
Hadiyah Mujhid, San Francisco Bay Area
CEO and Founder, HBCUvc
Jillian Williams, New York
Investment Principal, Anthemis Group
Notable investments: Betterment, Flux, Carta
Monique Woodard, San Francisco Bay Area
Early Stage Investor
Notable investments: Blavity, Mented Cosmetics
Monique Idlett-Mosley, Miami
Managing Partner, Reign Ventures
Notable investments: Zeel, Appy Couple, Villageluxe
Abyah Wynn, Greater Los Angeles
Co-founder and Managing Director, Twenty65 Fund
Shauntel (Poulson) Garvey, San Francisco Bay Area
General Partner, Reach Capital
Notable investments: Atlas, ClassDojo, Handshake
JoAnn Price, Connecticut
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Fairview Capital
Candice Matthews, Cincinnati
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Hillman Accelerator
Recent cohort: Excited, The Home Team, Viaggi
Nicole Walker, Chicago
Partner, Venture Capital – Healthcare
Baird Capital
Notable investments: Hireology, FullContact, SnagAJob
Adina Tecklu, San Francisco Bay Area
Venture Investor, Canaan Partners
Notable investments: Kabam, LendingClub, Match.com
Jacqueline Grant, Boston
Principal, Abingworth
Notable investments: Attenua, Gynesonics, Avedro
Daphne Dufresne, Washington, D.C.
Managing Partner, GenNx 360 Capital Partners
Notable investments: CRS Temporary Housing, GenServe, Salford Group
Saydeah Howard, San Francisco Bay Area
Senior Vice President Talent and Services, IVP
Notable investments: Adroll, AddThis, App Dynamics
Ita Ekpoudom, New York
Partner, GingerBread Capital
Notable investments: Brandless, GoldieBlox, Platejoy
Richelle Parham, Greater Los Angeles
Partner, Camden Partners
Notable investments: Network for Good, Cage Pharma, eNeura
Karen Kerr, Chicago
Executive Managing Director, GE Ventures
Notable investments: Virgin Hyperloop One, The Hive, Alchemist Accelerator
Stefanie Thomas, Washington, D.C.
Impact Venture Investor, Impact America Fund
Lisa Coca, San Francisco Bay Area
Venture Partner and Investor, Portfolia
Managing Director, Enterprise Software, GE Ventures
Lorine Pendleton, New York
New York Chair, TIGER 21
Investment Partner, Portfolia
Tracy Gray, Greater Los Angeles
Founder and Managing Partner, The 22 Fund
Ebony Pope, Washington, D.C.
Principal, Rethink Education Management
Jessica Ball, San Francisco Bay Area
Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
Terri Burns, San Francisco Bay Area
Principal, GV
Notable investments: Uber, Medium, Blue Bottle
Diane Henry, New York
Technology Angel Investor, Rogue Capital Collective
Notable investments: Mogul, Financial Gym, Rent Logic
Arlan Hamilton, Greater Los Angeles
Founder and Managing Partner, Backstage Capital
Notable investments: CapWay, Healthy Roots, Tinsel
Ronke Oyekunle, San Francisco Bay Area
Associate, NextEquity Partners
Notable investments: Airbnb, Facebook, Lyft
Kesha Cash, San Francisco Bay Area
General Partner, Impact America Fund
Notable investments: HandUp, Schoolzilla, Mayvenn
Nicole Sanchez, New York
Investment Partner at XFactor Ventures
Notable investments: Athena, Apostrophe Health, The Beans
Sian Morson, San Francisco Bay Area
Entrepreneur in Residence, Cross Culture VC
Notable investments: Wonderschool, Gimlet, Blavity
Megan Maloney, San Francisco Bay Area
Associate, General Catalyst
Notable investments: Airbnb, ClassPass, Gusto
Linda Oramasionwu-Leverette, Washington, D.C.
Partner and Founder, Kupanda Capital
Notable investments: Mavin, Nithio, Fraym
Uriridiakoghene (Ulili) Onovakpuri, San Francisco Bay Area
Partner, Kapor Capital
Notable investments: AngelList, Asana, Bitly
Lisa Lambert, San Francisco Bay Area
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, National Grid
Founder and President, National Grid Partners
Notable investments: Aporeto, Pixeom, Leap
Kimberly Marshall, San Francisco Bay Area
Senior Program Officer, Tech Investments, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Sydney Thomas, San Francisco Bay Area
Senior Associate, Precursor Ventures
Notable investments: Fuse, Envested, Special Guest App
Erica Duignan Minnihan, New York
Founding Partner, 1000 Angels and Reign Ventures
Notable investments: Bespoke Post, Snowball, Solo Funds
Sydney Sykes, San Francisco Bay Area
Co-Founder, Co-Chair, BLCK VC