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Funds focused on underrepresented founders
From Anna:
“How many VC firms have funds specifically dedicated to underrepresented founders? This was the question that sparked the beginning of my research. I realized that a central place where I could find VCs that fund underrepresented founders and are making a social impact did not exist. So, I decided to create my own list and share it with entrepreneurs, aspiring investors, and anyone else who could derive some benefit from this list.”
No claim is made of ownership of this list, nor is any claim made of completeness or accuracy of this information.
IL Underrepresented founders (Anna Phan)
Name
Type
Funding Stage(s)
Date Last Fund Raised
Fund Size ($MM)
Check size
Website
Crunchbase URL
Location
Underrepresented group
Sectors/Focus Areas
500 LGBT Syndicate
VC
Early Stage
Seed
$1.00
"Mountain View, CA"
LGBTQ
500 Startups Black and Latino Microfund
VC
Early Stage
Seed
$25.00
"Mountain View, CA"
Black
LatinX
1863 Ventures
Pitch Competition,Accelerator,Training Program
Seed
Early Stage
"Washington, DC"
Women
PoC
a16z
VC
Early Stage
Jun 26, 2018
$15.00
"Menlo Park, CA"
Black
Act One Ventures
VC
Seed
Jun 18, 2018
"Los Angeles, CA"
Women
PoC
All Raise
Nonprofit
"San Francisco, CA"
LGBTQ
Women
All Raise Bootcamp
Bootcamp
"San Francisco, CA"
Women
Alumni Ventures Group
VC Fellows Program,VC
Sep 20, 2018
"Manchester, NH"
LGBTQ
Amplifyher Ventures
VC,Fellows Program
Early Stage
"New York, NY"
Women
Aspect Ventures
VC
Early Stage
Seed
Jun 16, 2017
$181.00
"Palo Alto, CA"
PoC
Women
Astia Angels
Angel
Debt
Seed
Early Stage
Late stage
"San Francisco, CA"
Women
Banking,Finance,FinTech,Venture Capital
Aviatra Accelerators
Accelerator,Nonprofit
"Covington, KY"
Women
Backstage Capital
VC,Accelerator
Seed
May 6 2018
$36.00
"West Hollywood, CA"
Women
Base Ventures
Micro VC
Seed
Early Stage
"Berkeley, CA"
BBG Ventures
VC
Seed
Early Stage
Sep 8, 2014
$10.00
"New York, NY"
Women
Belle Capital USA
Angel
Early Stage
"Detroit, MI"
Women
Black and Brown Founders
Training Program
"San Francisco, CA"
Black
LatinX
Black Angel Tech Fund
Angel
Early Stage
"Sacramento, CA"
Black
Black Founders
Micro VC
"San Francisco, CA"
Black
Black Girl Ventures
Pitch Competition
"Washington, DC"
Black Women
LatinX Women
Blue Ridge Labs
Accelerator
Seed
Mar 1, 2014
"Brooklyn, NY"
Broadway Angels
Angel
Seed
"San Francisco, CA"
Women
Brooklyn Bridge Ventures
VC
Seed
Aug 22, 2016
$15.10
"Brooklyn, NY"
Bullpen Capital
Micro VC
Seed
Late stage
Jun 28, 2018
$140M?
"San Francisco, CA"
Bumble Fund
VC
Seed
Series A
$25-50k
"Austin, TX"
Women
Camelback Ventures
Venture Fellow Program,VC
"New Orleans, LA"
Women
PoC
Chloe Capital
VC,Accelerator,Training Program
Seed
Early Stage
"New York, NY"
SaaS,Blockchain,AI,VR/AR,IoT,Cleantech,Agtech,Hardware,Wearables,Robotics
Collaborative Fund
Micro VC
Early Stage
Seed
Jun 11, 2018
"San Francisco, CA","New York, NY"
Connectivity Ventures Fund
VC
Early Stage
Jan 1, 2015
"New York, NY"
PoC
Cowboy Ventures
VC
Seed
Early Stage
Aug 6, 2018
$95.00
"Palo Alto, CA"
Women
Cross Culture Venture Capital
VC
Early Stage
Seed
May 9, 2016
"Culver City, CA"
PoC
Data 360 Solutions Women's Initiative
Seed
Women
Defy Ventures
Training Program
Apr 10, 2019
$262.00
"New York, NY"
Formerly incarcerated
Digital Undivided
Angel
Seed
Mar 21, 2018
$0.50
"Atlanta, GA"
Women
Black
LatinX
DiverseCity Ventures
VC
Early Stage
"Sheridan, WY"
PoC
Dreamit Ventures
Accelerator
Early Stage
Late stage
Seed
"New York, NY"
PoC
EchoVC Partners
VC
Seed
Early Stage
"Lagos, Nigeria"
Elpha
Platform,Mentorship
"San Francisco, CA"
Women
F7 Ventures
Angel,Micro VC
Seed
"San Francisco, CA"
Women
Female Founders Alliance (FFA)
Accelerator,Network
"Seattle, WA"
Women
Non-binary
Female Founders Fund (F3)
VC
Seed
May 1, 2018
$27.00
"New York, NY"
Women
Fempire Group (SoGal)
Angel,Training Program
Underrepresented investors
First Round Capital
VC
Seed
Debt
Early Stage
Late stage
Oct 17, 2018
"San Francisco, CA"
FirstMark Capital
VC
Early Stage
Late stage
Seed
Feb 5, 2019
$30.00
"New York, NY"
Women
Consumer,Enterprise
Floodgate Ventures
VC
Debt
Early Stage
Late stage
Seed
Mar 1, 2017
$131.00
"Palo Alto, CA"
Forerunner Ventures
VC
Early Stage
Late stage
Seed
Oct 8, 2018
$360.00
"San Francisco, CA"
Women
E-Commerce,Internet,Retail,Retail Technology
Founder Gym
Training Program
Pre-seed
Seed
Women
PoC
Founders First Capital Partners
VC,Accelerator,Impact Investing
Women
PoC
Veterans
G20
VC
Early Stage
Seed
Apr 4, 2017
$67.30
"Boston, MA"
Consumer,Enterprise,Information Technology,SaaS
Gaingels
Angel
"New York, NY"
LGBTQ
Gen Y Capital Partners
VC
Early Stage
"New York, NY"
Golden Seeds
Angel
Early Stage
Late stage
Seed
Dec 20, 2011
$26.50
"New York, NY"
Women
GV
Corporate VC
Seed
Early Stage
Late stage
Jul 9, 2014
$100.00
"Mountain View, CA"
GXH Capital
VC
Early Stage
Seed
"San Francisco, CA"
Underrepresented founders
Halogen Ventures
VC
Early Stage
"Los Angeles, CA"
Women
Harlem Capital Partners
VC
Early Stage
Seed
Dec 3, 2018
$2.00
$200k-$500k
"New York, NY"
Women
PoC
Harriet Fund
VC
Black Women
LatinX Women
Hillman
Accelerator
Early Stage
Seed
"Cincinnati, OH"
Women
PoC
iFundWomen
Equity Crowdfunding
Seed
Women
Intel Capital Diversity Fund
Corporate VC
Seed
"Santa Clara, CA"
Women
PoC
LGBTQ
People with disabilities
Veterans
Jalia Ventures
VC
Early Stage
PoC
Jane VC
VC
Early Stage
Pre-seed
Seed
Oct 19, 2018
$2.00
"Cleveland, OH"
Women
Kapor Capital
VC
Early Stage
Seed
Late stage
Debt
Pre-seed
"Oakland, CA"
Women
PoC
KEC Ventures
VC
Early Stage
Seed
Aug 12, 2016
$65.00
"New York, NY"
PoC
Kindred Capital
VC
Early Stage
Feb 28, 2018
£80.00
"London, UK"
Laconia Capital Group
VC
Early Stage
Seed
Jul 25, 2017
"New York, NY"
Women
LDR Ventures
VC
Early Stage
Seed
Series A
"Los Angeles, CA"
Women
PoC
Consumer Product,Food,E-Comm,Marketplaces & Legal Tech
Mendoza Ventures
VC
Pre-seed
Jan 1, 2019
$10.00
"Boston, MA"
LatinX
Women
FinTech,Cybersecurity,AI
MergeLane
VC,Accelerator
Seed
Sep 19, 2018
$20.00
"Boulder, CO"
Women
Merian Ventures
VC
Early Stage
Seed
"San Francisco, CA"
Women
Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab
Accelerator
Early Stage
"New York, NY"
Women
PoC
New Voices Fund
VC
Early Stage
Seed
Jul 16, 2018
$20.00
"Amityville, NY"
Women
NEWME
Accelerator
Seed
Oct 4, 2016
$3.40
"San Francisco, CA"
PoC
Obvious Ventures
VC,Incubator
Seed
Early Stage
Apr 8, 2019
"San Francisco, CA"
Underrepresented founders
AgTech,Artificial Intelligence,Biopharma,Biotechnology,Education,Energy,FinTech,Food and Beverage,Health Care,Machine Learning,Manufacturing,Organic Food,Sustainability
One Way Ventures
VC
Seed
Nov 1, 2018
$28.50
"Boston, MA"
Immigrants
Beauty,Consumer Goods,Digital Media,E-Commerce,Fashion,Retail,Wellness
Pipeline Angels
Bootcamp,Impact Investing,VC Fellows Program,Angel
"New York, NY"
Non-binary
Women
Portfolia
VC
Seed
Aug 7, 2014
$1.50
"Menlo Park, CA"
Women
Precursor Ventures
VC
Pre-seed
Early Stage
Seed
Mar 1, 2019
$31.00
"San Francisco, CA"
PoC
Women
Quake Capital Partners
VC,Accelerator
Seed
Feb 28, 2019
"New York, NY"
Women
Reach Capital
VC
Early Stage
Seed
Jul 30, 2018
$82.00
"Palo Alto, CA"
PoC
Republic
Equity Crowdfunding,Platform
Seed
Early Stage
"New York, NY"
Underrepresented founders
Rethink Impact
Impact Investing,VC
Early Stage
Seed
Mar 9, 2017
$110.00
"White Plains, NY"
Women
PoC
RevUp Capital
Venture Development,Investment Fund
$100K-250K
"Providence, RI"
Women
Salesforce Ventures
Corporate VC
Mar 5, 2019
$50.00
"San Francisco, CA"
Women
PoC
Score 3 Angels
Venture Fellow Program
"Washington, DC"
Women
PoC
LGBTQ
Serena Ventures
Accelerator,Micro VC
Early Stage
"San Francisco, CA"
Women
SheEO World
Impact Investing
Apr 16, 2019
$2.50
"Toronto, Ontario"
Women
SheWorx
Platform,Training Program
"New York, NY"
Women
SoGal Foundation
Nonprofit,Platform
Global
Underrepresented founders
Underrepresented investors
SoGal Ventures
Micro VC
Seed
"New York, NY"
Women
Consumer,Health Care,SaaS
Southbox Venture Capital
VC
Early Stage
Seed
Oct 1, 2017
$30.00
"Philadelphia, PA"
PoC
Spearhead
Angel
Pre-seed
Jan 9, 2018
$35.00
"San Francisco, CA"
Women
PoC
Spero Ventures
VC
Early Stage
Series A
Seed
Mar 21, 2018
$100.00
"Redwood City, CA"
PoC
Springboard Enterprises
Accelerator,VC
Seed
"Washington, DC"
Women
The JumpFund
VC
Debt
Seed
Early Stage
Jul 12, 2018
$5.20
"Chattanooga, TN"
Women
Unshackled Ventures
VC,Micro VC
Seed
Early Stage
May 2, 2019
$20.00
"Palo Alto, CA"
Immigrants
Unusual Ventures
VC,Accelerator
Seed
May 15, 2018
$160.00
"Menlo Park, CA"
Black
VC Unlocked
VC Fellows Program
Multiple locations
Underrepresented investors
Victress Capital
VC
Early Stage
Feb 1, 2019
"Boston, MA"
Women
Voulez Capital
VC
Europe
Women
Women's Startup Lab
Accelerator
"Menlo Park, CA"
Women
Women's Venture Capital Fund
VC
Early Stage
Oct 26, 2018
$10.00
"Portland, OR"
Women
XFactor
Micro VC
Pre-seed
Seed
Jul 12, 2017
$3.00
"Boston, MA"
Women
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