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...
Kano University of Science and Technology 2018/2019 Admission Cut-Off Mark Released This posts was published to notify the General Public that 2018/2019 Kano State University of Science and Technology Cut-off Mark has been released. The Management of the Kano State University of Science and Technology has Released 2018/2019 Admission Cut-Off Mark, All prospective Candidate are hereby informed Read Also: LIST OF NUC APPROVED COURSES OFFERED IN KANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KUST) Prospective students are hereby advised to check the KUST cut-off mark before proceeding to apply for the Post-UTME Screening of the Kano State University of Science and Technology, (KSUT). All Candidate must meet KSUT Cut-Off Mark as Fixed by Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), awaiting result is not acceptable. Documents required for KSUT Screening Exercise are Original copy of Jamb result Slip Original document which include ‘O’ Level Certificate Orig...