Cherryrock Capital
Cherryrock Capital provides Series A and B financing to the best seed and pre-seed technology companies led by Black and Latine founders. Research has shown that startups with Black and Latine founders become unicorns at a rate that is 11x the average. Stacy Brown-Philpot, Saydeah Howard, and their team leverage their combined 50+years of operating and investing experience to help the best-emerging software companies scale from $1M to $100M through operational excellence, CEO coaching, and talent support. We focus on companies in the following five area: Fintech, Digital Health, SaaS, Future of Work & Education, B2B2C. We serve a critical funding gap in the market by helping companies go from early innovation to scalable growth.
Stage of capital: Series A, Series B
Location: San Francisco, CA
Fund manager diversity: Woman-led, Black and African American led
Diversity focus: Women, Black and African American, Hispanic-Latino
Industry focus: General Tech- and Tech-Enabled, B2B, Fintech and Payments, Healthcare and Wellness (incl. FemTech), Future of Work and Living (incl. Education/EdTech)
Stacy Brown-Philpot
Founder & Managing Partner
Saydeah Howard
Managing Partner