The following lists some of the Black women working for VC firms. While we think this is a good sign, remember - the problem is with the VC model itself, not with the color or gender of the people who populate the firms. You're still not going to be able to get money from these firms unless you fit the demographic they prefer. See: Small Business Financing, Black People and Venture Capital
Black Woman VCs (click on their name to be taken to their Crunchbase profile...or look them up on LinkedIn.)
Jacqueline Grant
Principal, Abingworth
Karen Kerr
Executive Managing Director
GE Ventures
Nicole Walker
Partner, Venture Capital – Healthcare
Baird Capital
Candice Matthews
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Hillman Accelerator
Tracy Gray
Founder and Managing Partner
The 22 Fund
Abyah Wynn
Co-founder and Managing Director
Twenty65 Fund
Monique Idlett-Mosley
Managing Partner
Reign Ventures
Erica Duignan Minnihan
Founding Partner
1000 Angels and Reign Ventures
Nicole Sanchez
Investment Partner at XFactor Ventures
Diane Henry
Technology Angel Investor
Rogue Capital Collective
Lorine Pendleton
New York Chair, TIGER 21
Investment Partner - Portfolia
Ita Ekpoudom
Partner
GingerBread Capital
Jillian Williams
Investment Principal
Anthemis Group
Mariah Lichtenstern
Founding Partner and Managing Director
DiverseCity Ventures
Monique Woodard
Early Stage Investor
Hadiyah Mujhid
CEO and Founder
HBCUvc
Shauntel (Poulson) Garvey
General Partner
Reach Capital
Sydney Sykes
Co-Founder, Co-Chair
BLCK VC
Adina Tecklu
Venture Investor
Canaan Partners
Uriridiakoghene (Ulili) Onovakpuri
Partner
Kapor Capital
Sydney Thomas
Senior Associate
Precursor Ventures
Black Woman VCs (click on their name to be taken to their Crunchbase profile...or look them up on LinkedIn.)
Jacqueline Grant
Principal, Abingworth
Karen Kerr
Executive Managing Director
GE Ventures
Nicole Walker
Partner, Venture Capital – Healthcare
Baird Capital
Candice Matthews
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Hillman Accelerator
Tracy Gray
Founder and Managing Partner
The 22 Fund
Abyah Wynn
Co-founder and Managing Director
Twenty65 Fund
Monique Idlett-Mosley
Managing Partner
Reign Ventures
Erica Duignan Minnihan
Founding Partner
1000 Angels and Reign Ventures
Nicole Sanchez
Investment Partner at XFactor Ventures
Diane Henry
Technology Angel Investor
Rogue Capital Collective
Lorine Pendleton
New York Chair, TIGER 21
Investment Partner - Portfolia
Ita Ekpoudom
Partner
GingerBread Capital
Jillian Williams
Investment Principal
Anthemis Group
Mariah Lichtenstern
Founding Partner and Managing Director
DiverseCity Ventures
Monique Woodard
Early Stage Investor
Hadiyah Mujhid
CEO and Founder
HBCUvc
Shauntel (Poulson) Garvey
General Partner
Reach Capital
Sydney Sykes
Co-Founder, Co-Chair
BLCK VC
Adina Tecklu
Venture Investor
Canaan Partners
Uriridiakoghene (Ulili) Onovakpuri
Partner
Kapor Capital
Sydney Thomas
Senior Associate
Precursor Ventures