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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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WANDE COAL: Biography and Net worth.

Searching for Wande Coal Biography, Songs, Age, Album and Net worth?  here are the Full detailed Fact about the Afro beat Singer.

Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe popularly known as (Wande Coal) is a Nigerian Afrobeat, Afropop, singer and songwriter born on 18th October 1985 in Lagos, to Chief Ibukun Olufunto and Mrs Omolara Oluwayemisi. Coal is the first child in the family of four. He received his secondary education at the Federal government College Lagos. After his College he went on to study Curriculum Studies at the University of Lagos.

Coal started singing in the teenage Chior at his Church; and got his break in the Nigerian entertainment industry as a dancer and later signed to Don Jazzy’s Mo’ Hits Records in 2006.

Coal featured D’Banjs Rundown and Funk you up album on singles such as "Loke", "tonosibe" and "why me".

Being signed to Mo’ Hits records he is also a member of the Mo Hits all stars and played a major role in the released album titled CV (Curriculum Vitae). His first single "Ololufe" has been labeled as one of the greatest love songs ever written by a Nigerian at the time.

BIOGRAPHY TABLE

































NAMEOluwatobi Wande Ojosipe
STAGE NAME    Wande Coal
GENRE OF MUSIC  Afrobeat, Afropop.
RECORD LABELBlack Diamond Entertainment
PLACE OF BIRTH        Lagos
DATE OF BIRTH 18th October 1985
NET WORTH$ 1.7 Million USD

 

Coal released his debut album "Mushin to Mo Hits" which was widely received across Nigeria, UK, and the USA. Coal has also recorded tracks with Other Nigerian artists including Ikechukwu, Naeto C, Dr Sid, D Prince, Wizkid and many more. In 2012 following a fallout between record label Executives  Don Jazzy and D’Banj, Coal, Dr SID, and D prince signed on to Don Jazzy’s new Record label  Mavin Records with the addition of Tiwa Savage from 323 entertainment acting as the first lady of Mavin records. Coal left Mavin records in 2013. In October 2o13, he released a single called "Baby Face".

After a long hiatus, Coal dropped his sophomore album "Wanted". Most reviews of the album placed him on a slightly above average sales.

 



 

NET WORTH


Based on our findings Wande Coal Net worth is estimated at$ 1.7 Million USD.

 

SEE ALSO

<<KOREDE BELLO: BIOGRAPHY, NET WORTH, RECORD LABEL, ENDORSEMENT AND AWARD

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

<<MAYORKUN: BIOGRAPHY, RECORD LABEL AND AWARDS

 

ALBUMS



  • 2009 Mushin to Mo'Hits

  • 2015  Wanted


 

Compliation Album



  • 2007   Curriculum Vitea

  • 2012   Wanted


 

 

 

AWARDS


2008

Hip hop World Awards

  • Next Rated Act


Uniport Awards

  • Naija fastest rising superstar


2009

Dynamix Youth Awards

  • Song of the year


Nigerian Music Video Awards

  • Best Afro Hip hop Video


City People Entertainment Awards

  • Best rhythm and blues single of the year


 

2010

Ghana Music Awards

  • African artiste of the Year


Hip hop World Awards

  • Artiste of the year/ Best R&B and Pop Single/ Album of the year/ Song of the year/Hip hop revelation of the year


City People Entertainment Awards

  • Album of the year


 

 

 

 
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