Investing in minority- and women-led funds

Authentic Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in Pre-Seed through Series B companies founded by diverse teams. The firm invests in B2B software with a focus on AI and Machine Learning, Vertically focused Software, FinTech, and selective Consumer subscription companies.

Backstage Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage companies led by women, people of color and/or LGBTQ+ founders.

BBGV is an early-stage fund backing female and diverse founders solving the needs of consumers, workers and employers. BBGV invests in innovation across big categories driving a polycultural America: Health and Wellbeing; Future of Work and Education; FinTech; Climate; and solutions for Overlooked Consumers.

Benchstrength is an early stage venture capital firm focused on investing in technology companies that transform business and uplift communities. Based in NYC, Benchstrength invests in software and technology-enabled businesses across enterprise, consumer, fintech, and healthcare.

Beta Boom invests in pre-seed and seed software startups building the future for women and multicultural consumers with an emphasis on FinTech, HealthTech, EdTech, and Future or Work.

The BFM Fund is a seed-stage venture fund that prioritizes Black and innovative founders who create impactful ventures and business models. We invest in companies within the United States and are industry-agnostic with B2B and B2C companies in our portfolio.

We provide seed stage funding for exceptional Black and Latinx entrepreneurs (primarily based in NY/NJ) with technology or tech-enabled businesses. Our 7 cross-industry investments have contributed to $5M in additional funding and the creation of nearly 100 jobs.

Black Operator Ventures is a seed stage fund created by Black founders, for Black founders. We are industry and sector agnostic. We invest our capital (up to $1.3M), time, and resources into resilient, coachable, experienced Black founders.

BTN.vc is a seed venture investor in high-impact software companies in edtech, fintech, healthtech, climate change, and culture-based markets. All our founders are diverse (75% Black, 75% Women). We lead/co-lead seed rounds of about $2m-$3m at valuations in the $5m-$15m range.

One of the country’s few minority-owned venture capital firms, Boyd Street was created to support the economic growth of the State of Oklahoma while generating above average returns for investors by funding and providing de-risking guidance to Oklahoma-affiliated startups.

Bright Hope Capital LLC invests in local Black and Hispanic-owned companies through acquisitions, capital investments, or purchasing a majority-owned business and creating it a minority-owned business in the Carolinas.

Bright Ventures Fund I invests up to $1M each in Pre Seed and Seed-stage ventures in fin-tech, digital health and future of work. Our expertise is Inclusive Innovation: identifying and scaling ventures that have inclusion as a market-winning competitive advantage.

Brown Venture Group, LLC is a venture capital firm exclusively for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous technology startups. Our target audience is Black , Latinx, and Indigenous tech inventors looking to found startups in emerging technologies.

Buoyant Ventures invests in early stage digital climate solution companies.

Cake Ventures is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm investing in companies with global ambitions that are creating technology that meets the needs of tomorrow’s internet users.

Capitalize is shifting the venture capital paradigm. The fund invests in Black and Latinx founders at the pre-seed and seed stage and seeks to generate outsized returns for LPs by investing at the intersection of e-commerce technology and consumer brands.

We invest in growth-oriented businesses that create good jobs for people living in rural towns and smaller cities across the Northeast. We prioritize businesses that pay all employees a living wage, provide benefits and offer opportunities for training and advancement.

Chingona Ventures is an early-stage fund focused on investing in overlooked founders, businesses, and industries at the Pre-seed and Seed stages. We are industry agnostic but like to invest in financial, future of work, food, education, and health/wellness technology.

Chloe Capital is a movement driven VC investing with a gender and diversity lens. We focus on tech leaders solving the biggest problems in climate, education and health. Our superpower is our ecosystem building model which transforms founders into funders through our accelerator programs and courses.

A $70M initiative that will bridge the capital and resource gap impacting Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs in Chicago’s South and West Side neighborhoods.

Collide Capital is a Black-owned firm ushering in a new era of VC where opportunities go to the most deserving, not the most privileged. Collide Capital equips founders with resources, knowledge networks, and hands-on operational support for a successful exit.

Concrete Rose invests financial and social capital into exceptional ventures led by underrepresented founders of color, founders addressing the needs of underrepresented consumers of color, and founders with a demonstrated commitment to creating inclusive cultures and building diverse teams.

Converge invests primarily in early-stage disruptive B2B information technology startups contributing to the AI-powered transformation of the economy.

Coyote Ventures invests in startups innovating in women’s health and wellness.

Divergent Capital leads preseed rounds with conviction and builds a concentrated portfolio of companies using tech and science innovations to solve real world problems across manufacturing and industrial, life science and healthcare, consumer, and next-gen services.

E²JDJ is an early stage VC fund that invests in AgriFood technology driven companies that are moving the needle on human and planetary health.

Elevate Capital’s mission is to help close the wealth gap by catalyzing generational wealth creation for underserved entrepreneurs. To achieve our mission, Elevate provides access to seed capital, mentorship, and connections into networks that allow our portfolio companies to scale.

The Equity Alliance invests in exceptional venture capital fund managers and startup founders who are people of color and women.

We are immeasurably passionate about the founders we back and helping them build the companies they create.

Exposition Ventures invests in Seed through Series B hardware and software companies that are transforming the industrial value chain through the application of frontier technologies. Investment themes include advanced manufacturing, sustainable supply chain, logistics, future of work, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and enterprise software.

f7 Ventures is a pre-seed / seed fund led by seasoned operators Joanna Lee Shevelenko and Kelly Graziadei. f7 invests in the next generation of iconic technology companies in future of work, health and communities.

We actively seek to partner early with mission driven entrepreneurs applying commercial innovation to address the most difficult consumer problems in financial health, healthcare and environmental health.

Fearless Fund is the first VC fund founded by women of color for women of color. The Fund invests in women of color founded consumer and technology companies at the Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stages.

FVLCRUM is a Public Welfare Private Equity strategy that intentionally invests in minority-owned lower-middle-market companies to create sustainable opportunity in underserved communities while driving commercially viable returns. FVLCRUM’s core industry focus areas are business services, healthcare, and government contracting.

Glasswing Ventures is a first-capital-in venture capital firm dedicated to investing in the next generation of AI and frontier technology startups that enable the rise of the intelligent enterprise.

Graham & Walker is an early stage VC fund investing in women-founded tech companies that solve deeply human needs.

Grit Ventures is a pre-seed investor in Deep Technology in mature and emerging hubs in the US. We source innovation from the nation’s top labs, lead rounds and focus on go-to-market strategy. We invest in industrial automation, logistics, sustainability and communications.

An early stage VC fund investing in diverse founders.

A black-veteran-managed fund based in Charleston, SC, focused on investing in businesses owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SEDI businesses) across multiple sectors. Our team of knowledgeable advisors has over one hundred years of capital funds management experience.

An early-stage venture capital firm that invests in capital-efficient technology companies led by exceptional founders of color.

Human Ventures invests at the earliest stages of company building, backing exceptional founders who exemplify the diversity and resilience of NYC, with a shared focus on the human needs economy and building for the future.

ID Ventures, backed by Invest Detroit, is a prominent inclusive-focused investor in Detroit's startup scene. They support Michigan-based companies, investing in diverse sectors, nurturing the state's entrepreneurial ecosystem, and creating long-term economic growth.

Innovate Capital Growth Fund is a private equity fund focused on investing growth equity in minority and women-owned, lower-middle market businesses primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region. Innovate Capital Growth Fund is focused on driving a sustainable return within a focused portfolio of “stand outs”.

At January Ventures, we back the most ambitious founders, regardless of their pedigrees or networks. We provide first funding for their world changing ideas, and a network to accelerate growth. We invest in B2B software companies focused on productivity and health. 

The first venture fund in America to invest exclusively in Black founded and led healthcare companies.

Kapor Capital invests in early-stage tech startups that close gaps of access for low-income communities and/or communities of color. They pioneered the first VC fellows program and Founders' Commitment supporting their portfolio companies with diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Founded by Darcy Howe, KCRise Fund launched in 2016 as an initiative of KCRising, a long-term vision for the greater Kansas City region to build capacity, bring existing businesses to scale, and fully realize the Kansas City region’s potential.

L’ATTITUDE Ventures invests in early-stage US Latina/o entrepreneurs (Seed to Series A) with large and high-growth market opportunities capturable through technology.

Catalyzing the next wave of global innovation by investing in underrepresented founders disrupting the status quo in fintech, commerce and SaaS.

MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts in cultural trends and behaviors.

MASTRY Ventures is an early-stage VC fund backing exceptional founders, building game-changing companies. We invest where we have experience and a unique advantage to access, win and support companies through our network of founders, CEOs, operators, VCs, influencers and athletes.

Mendoza Ventures leverages investments in fintech as a catalyst for social and economic change to impact communities of color, women, and underrepresented groups.

mHUB’s Product Impact Fund I is a $15M Venture Fund that invests in seed and early-stage physical product and hardtech startups across Climate and Energy, Smart Sustainable Manufacturing, and MedTech.

The Minority Business Accelerator Fund I provides equity and flexible debt investments enabling entrepreneurs of color to purchase existing mainstream businesses with no identified business succession plan, as well as providing growth equity capital to help scale existing minority businesses.

New Age Capital is a seed stage VC firm that invests in startups founded and led by Black and Latino entrepreneurs. We are sector agnostic and lead seed rounds of $1.5-$3M with an average check size of $900K targeting 10-15% ownership.

NCTF - Denver is a venture capital fund based in Denver, Colorado that invests in early stage BIPOC+ Founders who have been overlooks and undervalued but are now seen as the new high-growth opportunity.

Increase the quality and quantity of businesses owned by people of color, while providing suitable risk-adjusted returns to investors. Creating opportunities, creating jobs, creating wealth.

We are thematic investors with a startup mindset.

NOEMIS Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in and partners with pre-seed and seed stage companies in Fintech, Marketplaces and AI/ML.

The Health and Wellness industry is projected to reach US$ 6.75 trillion by 2030. Open Venture Capital invests in emerging health leaders prioritizing solutions and business models that enhance access and inclusivity for a healthier future.

Overlooked Ventures is a pre-seed/seed-stage fund investing in tech and tech-enabled startups building for humanity, wellness, and industries lacking innovation.

Pharos Capital Group is a physician-founded private equity firm that invests in growing middle-market healthcare companies that aim to improve patient outcomes, increase access to care and/or lower the cost of healthcare.

Plain Sight Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund, invests in pre-seed to seed-stage B2B SaaS companies with at least one underrepresented founder. These companies use product-led growth strategies to scale horizontally across industries.

The Prosper Health Tech Accelerator and Fund seeks to identify, invest in and support diverse pre-seed founders that are using technology to deliver improved outcomes for patients, clinicians and healthcare enterprises.

Red Bike Capital is a Latino and woman-led early stage VC fund based in New York that invests in US-based SAAS, Health and Wellness, and Fintech.

Reign Ventures invests in seed stage enterprise software and consumer tech startups. We focus on founders with historically limited access to early-stage capital, and we aim to enable exceptional founders in building companies that create value with financial, intellectual and social capital.

We offer investors seeking returns with an emphasis on racial and gender equity, a multi-faceted investment opportunity: 1) inclusion of social and economic impact; 2) access to an untapped and growing network of innovative founders; and 3) leadership by a nationally recognized pioneer impact investor.

Rethink Food backs disruptive technologies redesigning the Food System to be sustainable, nutritious, and accessible. The Fund invests in diverse entrepreneurs at the intersection of food and tech, specifically scalable businesses in data, software, automation, and biotech to Digitize the Food System.

Roble Ventures is an early-stage VC fund investing $200k-$2M in entrepreneurs who are building impactful, cutting-edge human enablement technologies. Our proven playbook has helped generate over $8B in market value and helps entrepreneurs to generate value by enabling equitable human progress.

The firm seeks to invest in e-commerce, fintech, health, sports and wellness, web3, edtech, enterprise, social, and climate technology sectors. We invest in companies that change the everyday lives of average people.

SoGal leads pre-seed and seed rounds for women and diverse founders that revolutionize the future of living, working and staying healthy. We are capitalizing on the three biggest investment opportunities of our time: Underserved problems, underrepresented founders, and undercapitalized geographies.

Springbank is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the infrastructure to serve the needs of women and working families.

SteelSky Ventures is one of the largest women's health funds in the world investing in companies that improve access, care and outcomes in women's healthcare.

Sunset Ventures is a first-check Pre-Seed fund based in Los Angeles and San Francisco that invests in founders using next generation technology to revolutionize gaming, finance, commerce, and work.

Culture and climate -- the defining forces of our time -- are deeply impacting the future of food. Supply Change Capital invests at the earliest stages in high growth food tech businesses and culture-first brands.

Symphonic Capital is a Pre-Seed fund with a long view. Our team is made up of founders, who have supported 100s of Pre-Seed+ founders. We’ve built a fund that caters to what we’ve learned founders need the most at the earliest stages: clear metrics for success and the capital + support to help them achieve it.

Trident is a value-oriented private equity firm taking control positions in US-based small businesses in three core sectors: Industrials, Consumer, and Healthcare. Trident American Dreams Fund I ($250mm target) intends to build a portfolio of ~10 deals targeting market competitive returns with a 5 year investment period.

TBV pursues investments of less than $5 million in beauty and wellness brands leveraging their decades of sector expertise, knowledge, and network. The partners’ extensive beauty investing and operating experience allow them to identify winning brands at an inflection point of growth and help them scale and exit successfully.

VamosVentures is an LA-based, early-stage VC fund that provides capital and partnership to diverse/Latinx teams solving real problems through scalable, tech-driven companies. We primarily invest in Health and Wellness, Future of Work, FinTech, and Sustainability startups.

Visible Hands is a VC firm that provides exceptional founders from underrepresented backgrounds with the funds, hands-on support, and community they need to thrive at the earliest stages of company building.

VITALIZE invests in WorkTech: people-first, data-driven, really big ideas that transform work today. We invest in B2B and B2B2C software companies incorporated in the US.

The Western New York Impact Investment Fund is an innovative, for-profit fund that seeks to support our region’s economic resurgence. By leveraging collaboration between corporate, private, and philanthropic investors, the fund seeks to drive both commercial success and social impact.

Early-stage PropTech Venture Capital Firm.

Fueling Innovation Through Inclusive Investing.

Zeal Capital Partners serves as a mission driven venture capital franchise that invests in high growth, early stage companies led by diverse management teams reimagining the building blocks of wealth that turbocharge economic mobility.