Diverse Fund Manager Directory

The BFM Fund is committed to building impact beyond the limiting systems and access points that currently exist in venture capital.

Capitalize VC

Tessa Flippin, Founder & Managing Partner

Their firm is purpose-built to reduce the racial wealth gap. They’re building a thriving community of diverse investors and founders of both tech companies and consumer brands.

Emmeline Ventures

Naseem Sayani, Co-founder & General Partner

Their founders have uniquely positioned their companies to accelerate a woman’s agency around her health, her wealth, and her ability to live in a safer, cleaner world.

Kaya Ventures

Madeline Darcy, Founder & Managing Partner

Kaya Ventures is a relationship-driven investment firm whose passion is supporting founders from the earliest stages of growth. Their experience is at the intersection of consumer and tech.

Marcy Venture Partners (MVP)

Co-Founded by Shawn Carter (JAY-Z), Jay Brown and Larry Marcus.

The firm invests in Consumer & Culture with an emphasis on positive impact: sustainability, inclusivity, accessibility, empowerment and health & wellness.

Collab Capital

Founded by Jewel Burks, Justin Dawkins and Barry Givens

Collab Capital was built to invest financial, human, and network capital to effectively support, grow, and sustain Black-owned innovative businesses.

Black Star Fund

Kwame Anku, Chairman & CEO

Black Star Fund is a Black-led venture capital firm that invests primarily in Black founders. We invest in those who see new enterprise as the gateway to a world that is more abundant, balanced, and productive.

Impact America Fund

Kesha Cash, Founder & General Partner

We make early-stage investments in tech-driven businesses that create new frameworks of ownership and opportunity within marginalized communities. We know that investing in social impact does not require sacrificing on financial returns.

645 Ventures

Aaron Holiday & Nnamdi Okike, Co-Founders

We are experienced operators, former founders, and engineers building cutting-edge software. The 645 team is meeting with founders from all over the country: explore this interactive map for a real-time view of our geographic reach over the last 3 years.

DiverseCity Ventures

Mariah Lichtenstern, Founding Partner

DiverseCity Ventures backs tech-enabled, scalable companies with both positive social / economic / environmental impact, inclusive teams, and high potential for outsized returns. We offer advisory services to pre-seed companies and target investments in outstanding early-stage companies.