
Black Operator Ventures
Black Operator Ventures is a seed stage fund created by Black founders, for Black founders. While we have a strong preference for software, we are industry and sector agnostic. We focus on the founder. We look for founders that are experts in their domain, resilient and coachable. Then, we invest our capital (up to $1.3M), time, and resources to help our founders grow and scale their companies.
Stage of capital: Pre-Seed, Seed
Location: Oakland, CA
Fund manager diversity: Black and African American led
Diversity focus: Black and African American
Industry focus: General Tech- and Tech-Enabled
Min and max capital: $250,000 - $1,300,000

James Norman
Managing Partner

Sean Grean
General Partner