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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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BURNA BOY: BIOGRAPHY, RECORD LABEL, NET WORTH, ENDORSEMENT AND AWARDS

Searching for Burna Boy Biography, Album, age, Songs and Net worth? as usual, we have detailed fact about the afro beat Singer.

Damini Ogulu popularly known as (Burna Boy) is a Nigerian afro beat, reggae, dancehall singer and songwriter born on 2th July 1991 at Ahuada River State.

He attended his elementary education at Montessori international school, and later moved to lagos to completed his secondary education at corona, Agbara Lagos , burna boy flee to UK to further his studies which he achieved. The star got the music inspiration from his grandfather Benson Idons who were manager of music legend Fela Kuti .In Late November 2010 the superstar came back to Nigeria from London and start music professionally. His music broke into Nigerian music scene on June 2012 when he drop the hit "Like to Party.on 5th September 2012,the video for "Like to Party" was released and was shot by squareball Media services, later in the month the star drop a single Titled  "Tonight"

BIOGRAPHY TABLE









































  NAME            Damini Ogulu
STAGE NAME             Burna Boy
GENRE OF MUSIC         Afro beat, reggae
PLACE OF BIRTH         Port Harcourt
DATE OF BIRTH          2nd July 1991
RECORD LABEL          Aristokrat
ENDORSEMENT             Globacom
AWARDSBest new act of the year at 2013  Nigeria entertainment Awards
NET WORTH    ₦390 Million

 

The super star is currently signed to Aristokrat    Records. Burna Boy has been able to drop out two hot mix tapes "Burn Notice" in April and "Burn Identity" in November, 2011 respectively. On 24th September 2012 burna boy released a single Titled "Tonight" he later drop the music video later in the year which was accepted.

The superstar has a couple of hit songs including "trumpet" with Davido, "Abeg Abeg Abeg" before the big hit. ''like to party" which had an amazing video directed by Adasa



 

ENDORSEMENT


The super star signed a multimillion Naira endorsement deal one of the Nigerian Telecommunication giant Globacom on 2013, and brand ambassador of Martell Cogna


NET WORTH


Based on our findings the burna boy net worth is yet to be proven but industry estimated it around  ₦390 Million.

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<<KOKER: BIOGRAPHY, RECORD LABEL, AWARDS, ENDORSEMENT AND SONGS

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AWARDS



  • Nigeria Entertainment Awards


2013:Best New Act of the year, 2015:Best album of the year

  • The Headies


2013:Next Rated (nominated),2014:Revelation of the year, Album of the year

  • South South Music Awards


Best Pop

  • MTV Africa Music Awards


Best New Act
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