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81% of VC firms don’t have a single black investor — BLCK VC plans on changing that

Venture capital has a diversity problem . BLCK VC , a new organization founded by Storm Ventures associate Frederik Groce and NEA associate Sydney Sykes to connect, engage and advance black venture capitalists, is ready for a new era in the industry. Their mission: Turn 200 black investors into 400 black investors by 2024. “We think of ourselves as an organization formed by black VCs for blacks VCs to increase the representation of black investors,” Sykes told TechCrunch. “You can look around and say well ‘I know five black VCs,’ but you can also say this firm does not have a single black VC, they may not even have a single underrepresented minority … We want to make firms reckon with the fact that there is a racial diversity problem; there is a lack of black VCs and every firm should really care about it.” BLCK VC has been at work since the beginning of 2018, building and expanding a network of black investors in the San Francisco area, Los Angeles and New York. They seek to provide a...
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LAX: BIOGRAPHY, RECORD LABEL,NET WORTH, ENDORSEMENT, AWARD AND CARS.

Searching for Lax Biography, Songs, age and Album? as Usual, we have detailed fact about the OBO.

Damilola Afolabi popularly known as (LAX) is a Nigerian Afrobeat, Afropop and   recording artist born on 10th april 1993 in lagos Nigeria. The young musician is the son of Nigeria billionaire Taiwo afolabi the CEO of Sifax group

He received his elementary  and secondary  education at Turkish international school lagos where he formed  a music group called Flyboiz releasing a single titled "busy body" lex left the group to further his education at the University of Manchester United kingdom.

During the period of Masters in Uk The star started recording songs and shot few videos. In 2012 he released his first major single "jaye" which featured vocal appearance from Ice Prince.he met Starboy worldwide boss Wizkid through his stylist and went on to sign his first professional record contract with Starboy Entertainment in 2013.

LEX BIOGRAPHY IN SUMMARY





































    NAME      Damilola Afolabi
STAGE NAME              LAX
GERNE OF MUSICAfrobeat, Afropop and Reggae
DATE OF BIRTH        10th April 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH              Lagos
RECORD LABELRasaki Music Group/ Starboy (former)
ENDORSEMENT                     Coming soon
NET WORTH                     Coming soon

 

The superstar teamed up with wizkid on august 2013 to release his first single under the imprint titled "Caro" which gained massive airplay and later ushered him into the Nigerian music industry. The song was nominated in the "Hottest single of the year" category at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

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<<RUNTOWN: BIOGRAPHY, RECORD LABEL, ENDORSEMENT, NET WORTH AWARDS, AND SONGS.

<<PATORANKING: BIOGRAPHY, NET WORTH, RECORD LABEL, ENDORSEMENT, AND AWARDS

<<YEMI ALADE: BIOGRAPHY, (FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE YORUBA-IGBO GIRL)

<<TEKNO: BIOGRAPHY, RECORD LABEL, NET WORTH, AWARD AND SONGS.

<<KCEE: NET WORTH( THE INTERESTING STORIES ABOUT KCEE LIMPOPO)

 

Lax featured wizkid on another song titiled "Ginger" following the success of Caro Ginger was nominated in the Best Collaboration category at the 2014 edition of BEN Television Awards.


AWARDS AND NOMINEE


Hottest Single of the year and Diaspora artist of the year at the (2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards)

Best Collaboration at the (2014 BEN Television Awards)

 
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