BLCK VC is thrilled to announce the Black Venture Institute (BVI) Cohort IV. These sixty-one new Fellows bring the overall BVI Community to over 220 Black check writers! The Black Venture Institute has been and will continue to be an engine for change. Cohort IV adds velocity to what began…

Venture Capital Counts More Black Check Writers Than Ever Before However, representation continues to lag and multiple systemic barriers remain The world is changing. Venture capital is struggling to keep up. The best venture capital investors anticipate emerging trends, seize opportunities in untapped markets, and invest in the people who…

Today we are thrilled to announce our newest program: the BLCK VC Mentorship Network! The BLCK VC Mentorship Network aims to support Black investors through group mentorship as they advance through their careers. According to a case study at Sun Microsystems detailed in an article by Forbes, “Employees who participated…

BLCK VC is excited to graduate our next of our Breaking into Venture (BiV) program with 12 incredible new Fellows! This cohort is composed of 12 early career professionals with backgrounds in investment banking, management consulting, and tech. Our 12 fellows participated in a curriculum that included market mapping, due…

A year ago, BLCK VC, in partnership with Operator Collective and Salesforce Venture, launched a new institute — a new organization that aims to foster more equity and opportunity in the venture capital industry through education and access. We were inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests to reflect on…

We are thrilled to welcome two new team members to BLCK VC, Dorian McCorey and Muriel Foster! Dorian is joining us as our Community Manager and Muriel will be our Program Officer. …

BLCK VC is thrilled to announce the Black Venture Institute (BVI) Cohort 2 with 55 new Fellows! This new class joins over 50 BVI Fellows from the first cohort to continue expanding the Black Venture Institute Community. …

We are the change that we seek. On June 4th, 2020, BLCK VC hosted the We Won’t Wait Day of Action to memorialize the deaths of innocent Black American’s, including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many others. …

BLCK VC is thrilled to announce the launch of the Second Cohort of our NYC Path Program this spring! We’re excited to continue our partnership with Lerer Hippeau and Anthemis to implement this program. Last Fall, we launched the inaugural NYC Path Program, with 21 Fellows from investment banking, management consulting, and tech. These NYC Path Fellows dove into topics like economics of the venture industry, how to develop their investment thesis, and the deal sourcing and due diligence process in venture. They built…