An early-stage venture capital firm focused on underrepresented founders and underrepresented geographies.

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ChargerHelp!’s Kameale on the 79th episode of Transport Energy Strategies, a podcast by Tammy Klein. transportenergystrategies.co…
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“It takes organizations that not only talk the talk but walk the walk… How are you investing in your community?” RT @ForbesWomen: Black VCs Can Make A Bigger Impact With Institutional And Individual Investors’ Help forbes.com/sites/geristengel…
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Kameale and Evette of @ChargerHelp are busy making an extreme impact in the workforce! The co-founders tell #TechbyVice about the work they are doing in their communities to create jobs and make a difference. Read the full story here: vice.com/en/article/ake4qa/t…
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Good piece. Worth the read by @Stonks “How does Early-Stage Venture Capital Perform in a Recession?” blog.stonks.com/how-does-ear…
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High Street Equity Partners retweeted
New episode! David Sanders interviews @HighStreetEP about their early-stage venture firm that invests in tech-enabled companies focused on underrepresented founders from underrepresented geographies. Watch here or listen wherever you listen to podcasts. youtu.be/mKLjgjNgXeo
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Happied is a B2B enterprise software company with a SaaS model focused on employee wellness and retention programming. 2/3
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We’ve invested in their seed round alongside True Ventures @trueventures, Alumni Ventures @alumniventures, and Hearst Labs @HearstLab 3/3
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Joanna Smith has raised over $12m in capital for edtech chatbot @allherek12, after starting with $5,000 in savings. She participated in the @Harvard Innovation Lab, and still recognizes access to investors and startup capital are inequitable depending on a person’s circumstances.
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As a Black female founder with no cofounders, Smith faced an extremely steep uphill battle to raise money, but she did it. That's Women's History.
Janice Omadeke moved to Austin, TX from Washington, D.C., and launched @TheMentorMethod in 2017. Her $1.4m seed round was led by investors like @Backstage_Cap. She is at the forefront of diversity in tech, and uses a proprietary algorithm for corporate mentor relations.
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In Women's History, we share Sheila Marcelo. She founded Care .com in '06 after her challenges as a young working mother finding care for two small children and ailing parents. Today, @smarcelo continues to drive innovation, and systemic change across the whole care economy.
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