BLCK VC CHICAGO CONFERENCE

965 W Chicago Ave

BLCK VC - CHICAGO

Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 6:00 – 11:00 PM UTC

THE LARGEST MIDWEST CONFERENCE BRINGING BLACK VENTURE INVESTORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOGETHER, EVER.

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THE LARGEST MIDWEST CONFERENCE BRINGING BLACK VENTURE INVESTORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOGETHER, EVER.


The challenge is clear: only 3% of venture capitalists are Black, with even fewer controlling the $80B+ invested annually in the US. In the past few years VC has become more diverse, but slowly and minimally. The goal of this group is to increase the number of Black investment professionals in venture capital and build a community so that Black investors can help each other succeed. Anyone with an interest to further their career in VC, enter the industry now or sometime in the future, or simply support the mission of increasing the representation of people of color investing in founders that may or may not look like them should attend!


BLCK VC was formed to connect, engage, empower, and advance Black venture investors by providing a focused community built for Black venture investors, by Black venture investors. Since its inception, we’ve worked to develop the community through both social and educational events focused on advancing Black investors. We're excited to be joined by our friends at LatinX for this event as well.

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965 W Chicago Ave

Chicago IL

Speakers

  • Elliott Robinson

    Bessemer Venture Partners

    Growth Equity

  • Angela Miller-May

    Chicago Teachers' Pension Fun

    CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

  • Clarence Bethea

    Upsie

    FOUNDER / CEO

  • Rendel Solomon

    Muller & Monroe Asset Management

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

  • Aaron Gillum

    50 South Capital

    SVP

  • Samara Mejia Hernandez

    Chingona Ventures

    FOUNDING PARTNER

  • Karen Kerr

    Agile Equities

    FOUNDER

  • Ade Olonoh

    Formstack

    FOUNDER / ANGEL

  • Richard Kerby

    Equal VC

    GENERAL PARTNER

  • Jasmine Shells

    Five To Nine

    CO-FOUNDER / CEO

  • Frederik Groce

    Storm Ventures & BLCK VC

    Principal & Co-founder

  • Mike Asem

    M25 & BLCK VC

    CO-HOST

When

Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 6:00 – 11:00 PM UTC

Where

965 W Chicago Ave

In-person event