Focus Area: Consumer & Retail

August 9, 2022

Supply Change Capital

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.

Innovate Capital Growth Fund

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”.

January 25, 2022

Black & Latino Angel Investment Fund of New Jersey

We provide seed funding to exceptional black and Latino entrepreneurs (primarily from New York and New Jersey) with technology or technology-related businesses. Our 7 cross-sector investments have contributed to $5 million in additional funding and the creation of nearly 100 jobs.

Authentic Ventures

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.

September 21, 2021

MaC Venture Capital

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

Cleveland Avenue State Treasurer Urban Success Fund (CAST US)

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.

e2JDJ

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

L’ATTITUDE Ventures

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.

September 15, 2021

ID Ventures

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.

September 2, 2021

Fearless Fund

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.

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