What are YOU going to do starting today to change this? A few suggestions from our CEO just_kate.
TweetShareShare Moving the diversity needle in the startup space requires a multifaceted approach. The importance of investing in women and other traditionally underrepresented founders simply can’t be overstated – as my Founding Partner at the W Fund, Allyson Kapin , urgently put it this morning . The Pitch Sessions Join us every week! It’s an opportunity for actively raising women and underrepresented startup founders to pitch interested investors with capital to deploy. It’s that simple.
Today’s cold, hard reality. When 86%+ of the people who write out cheques to startups look and think a certain way, we end up with 2.7% or less of that funding going to people who don’t look like those cheque writers .There are more stats that point to the fact that, while adding diversity to your investment teams seems to make you more successful, the representation numbers don’t line up.
What we came up with was a 12-month VCIR program that can be done part time and that is also carry-holding . In that way, we allow them undeniable exposure to and direct experience in venture capital. Work harder for great investment talent It no longer works to rely on your network and personal introductions to fill investment roles if you want to expand the diversity of your team. Actually, it never worked , but have you checked your social networks lately?). That’s why we’re looking at the demographic numbers as they are today. There’s too much homogenous thinking.
The same goes for building out your investment team. It requires real work. It requires building relationships, showing up more, and being aware of your own actions during the process. This morning, Techcrunch highlighted the current thought process behind billionaire Chris Sacca’s investments in the startup space, which he now primarily does by investing in fund managers. Chris is “particularly keen on backing people of color and women because they have both networks and an understanding about particular products that many established VCs of the white, male variety do not.”
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