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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...

NINIOLA: Biography and Lifestyle

Searching For Niniola Biography,Songs, Album, and Net worth? always count on us for detailed fact about Nigerian Born Singer.

Niniola  Apata popularly known as (Niniola) is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, born on 15th December 1986 in Lagos, Nigeria. She received her primary and secondary education at Apata memorial high school and went on to earn for himself a bachelor of education at the University of Lagos.

At high school she participated in several social activities and competitions, she  fall in love with music right from when she was a kid, and in high school she had sort of request show during her free time where her friends will make requests and she will sing to her classmates. This was possible because of her large repertoire of songs and clear vocals; she was tagged "the human radio", she later joined the school cultural group and participated in social activities. Although she’s immersed herself in music, and enjoyed accolades from friends, thus going for a couple of competitions thereby harnessing her music skills.

Niniloa competed in the season six of the (Project fame west Africa), where she placed 3rd runner up; she performed a live rendition of "Limpopo" with Kcee, during the competition and also performed her composition "ITURA" which was produced by cobhams Asuquo.

 

BIOGRAPHY TABLE

































NAME        Niniola Apata
STAGE NAME           Niniola
GENRE OF MUSIC   Afro-House, Folk music
RECORD LABEL    Drumroll Records
PLACE OF BIRTH             Lagos
DATE OF BIRTH   15th December 1986
NET WORTH       Coming Soon

Niniola mentioned artistes like dolli Parton, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, kidjo as her music influence; she rose into recognition in 2013 after finishing third runner up on the 6th season of the project fame West Africa.

On 19th march 2014 she released her first single "IBADI" produced by Sarz. The single was positively received and gain massive airplay, she was nominated in the most promising act to watch category at the 2015 Nigeria entertainment awards, and she currently has a record deal with Drumroll records.



 

see also

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

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

<<TIMAYA: BIOGRAPHY AND NET WORTH

 

AWARDS      


Afrima Awards

  • Best African collaboration ( Mbilo Mbilo remix)


Nigerian Teens Choice Awards

  • Choice female vocalist of the year


 

 

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