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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...

William’s uchembah biography and net worth

A lot of you might not have heard of him before but the name is making waves at the moment. Williams Uchemba is a Nollywood actor who hails from the southeastern part of Nigeria. He came to limelight as a child actor when he featured in the movie titled “Journey of the dead. He acted alongside popular Nollywood stars the likes of Olu Jacob, Pete Edochie, and Ramsey Noah. He featured in blockbuster movies such as “the world of Riches” (2006), and “Beyond Belief” (2003).

Williams Uchembah won the Best Kid Actor award for his role in the movie “Oh My Son”. He left acting early 2006 to concentrate on his education. He is a graduate of the University of Nigeria Nsukka where he studied international relations. A lot is not known of his early childhood but the handsome actor has begun to gather a strong social media following since he started his Instagram page.

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NAMEWilliams Uchemba
OCCUPATIONActor and Comedian
PLACE OF BIRTHSouth East Nigeria

 

The actor also showed that he is a talented entertainer by making his Instagram followers laugh at his funny skits. A majority of his Instagram followers are ladies who find him attractive. The young man who is single and not searching said he prefers to focus on his career and functions as he is the Africa Youth Rep to the United Nations (UN)or what most of us understand as an Ambassador which makes the young man popular both home and abroad.

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He has also proven to be an entrepreneur as he runs his own entertainment company known as Prothesis entertainment Limited which is currently making noise in the Nigerian Entertainment Industry due to the actor's popularity. With the amount of knowledge he has gathered from the entertainment industry, it is certain that there is a lot to be on the lookout for from the young man.

 

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The young man also takes joy in pampering himself as he acquired a 2016 Mercedes Benz C300 valued at $45,000 to mark his birthday in 2017; the actor took to his Instagram page to share the news with his fans with shots of his newly acquired whip. Although much is not known about the actor's assets it is rumored that he has a new duplex on the Lagos Island. The actor leads a healthy lifestyle as he is always seen at the gym where he frequents to keep fit. He also occasionally brandishes expensive jewelry and clothing’s which he occasionally flaunts on his social media page.

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The handsome young man is estimated to be worth 75 million at the time of writing this article and has high tendency to increase due to his entrepreneurial innovations.  

 

In late 2017 he surprised a lot of Nigerians when he showed that he also share a soft spot for the poor and needy in the society when he went around town gifting old and helpless with cash sums ranging from 50,000 naira to 500,000 naira. He is truly a force to reckon with in the entertainment industry as he is also popular amongst “A” list musicians such as Paul Okoye (Rude Boy), Davido, Kcee amongst others.

 

 

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  1. I just need a hi from u and it will make my day. I love uchemba

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  2. sarafina messie bockarieAugust 13, 2018 at 9:34 PM

    hi you are such a talented man keep it up

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