Focus Area: BIPOC Founders
TruStage
The TruStage™ Ventures Discovery Fund was created to address inequities in the financial sector by supporting and investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs who are focused on building solutions for financial inclusion.
Wocstar Fund
Wocstar is dedicated to incubating and accelerating diverse business opportunities.
Bronze Valley
Bronze Valley’s mission is to empower underrepresented entrepreneurs by providing holistic venture capital solutions that catalyze innovation and impact.
AmPac Business Capital
Our commitment to our borrowers and our partners is to be an ethical and responsive community leader that provides loan products and resources to foster the success of small businesses at all stages of growth.
Upfront Ventures
Upfront Ventures strives to invest in companies that consciously work to build diverse teams. We invest nationally (sometimes internationally), but our entire team is in Los Angeles, giving our portfolio valuable leverage.
TMV
We make investments that reflect the way the world actually looks. As a female-led fund with a portfolio that’s 65% women- and minority-owned, TMV represents an opportunity for a more inclusive society and culture.
Women’s Economic Ventures
WEV provides training, advisory services, and loans to help entrepreneurs start, grow, and thrive in business. WEV serves Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
Lightship Capital
Lightship Capital invests in early-stage companies led by BIPOC, LBGTQ+, women, and people with disabilities who operate in the CPG, e-commerce, sustainability, artificial intelligence, and healthcare spaces.
GingerBread Capital
At GingerBread Capital, we invest in the next generation of women founders and entrepreneurs leading high-growth businesses.
Adapt Ventures
Adapt is an early-stage venture capital firm backing electric founders with an uncontrollable passion for creating.
