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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...

Regina Daniels Biography and Net worth

Talented Nigerian teen actress Regina Daniels was born on 10th October 2000 in Asaba Delta state. Her mother Rita Daniel is an actress and also the current Chairwoman of the Actors Guild of Nigeria Delta State Branch. Regina who got a role in her first movie at a tender age has since risen to be one of the most celebrated teenage actresses in the country. She has worked alongside other big names in the Nigerian Movie Industry.

The delectable teen actress has taken the movie industry by storm and has proven to her numerous fans that she is indeed talented and has come to stay. The actress who also doubles as a movie producer has starred in numerous Nollywood movies since she first appeared on screen in the movie marriage of sorrow at the tender age of seven. She became popular for her role in a Nollywood tragedy movie titled Miracle child in 2010. After her breakthrough in 2010, the teen actress went on to star in major Nollywood projects and has featured in over 50 movies which include python girl, Dumebi in school, Jaja the Great, Wipe your sorrow, tears of Ojuigo, the royal covenant among others.

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NAMERegina Daniels
DATE OF BIRTH10th October 2000
PLACE OF BIRTHAsaba Delta state
STATE OF ORIGINDelta State

 

Contrary to reports making the round that she doesn’t have time for her studies the actress is very much an advocate of girl child education n Nigeria and she attended Hollywood International school where her acting skills and her love for art were perfected and honed. In 2017 she was reported to have been admitted to the Departments of Arts at the Premier Private University in Nigeria Igbinedion University Okada where she is studying theatre arts. According to the young actress, her mother is a major inspiration to her acting career and she supports her all the way.


Net Worth


Regina Daniel is estimated to be worth more than 10 million naira.

 

Regina is the fifth child in a family of six and has two sisters and three brothers. Unknown to many of her fans her eldest sister Ifeoma is married with a kid and two of her brothers Lawrence and Sammy are into music and hope to make a career out of music once they are done with schooling. The actress enjoys a massive social media following and at the time of writing this article, she has a following of over one million on Instagram. Her fans comprise of both young and old who have taken a liking to the beautiful teenage star.

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Her acting skills and massive followership earned her an endorsement as an ambassador for Merry Bet. The actress earns an average of 500,000 naira per movie role. She also floats her own Foundation known as Regina Daniels Foundation. The actress no doubt enjoys a successful acting career as she has worked with industry big names such as Mercy Johnson, Kenneth Okonkwo, Genevieve Nnaji, Ini Edo Chika Ike, Ngozi Ezeonu among numerous others. The actress has been nominated for the City Peoples award for the best upcoming actress in 2017. She was also nominated for the City People Movie Award for the most promising actress of the year 2016 and 2017.

 

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