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...
Adiza Blell Popularly known as (Di'Ja) is a Nigeria Afro-beat and R&B singer, visual artist and songwriter, born on 14 th August in Kaduna State. She received her elementary and secondary education in Kaduna. At a young age, Di'Ja committed herself to academia and earned a double degree in Biology and Psychology. After earning the aforementioned degrees, Di'Ja found passion in music, art and philosophy. Di'Ja has lived in Nigeria, Sierra Leone the United States and Canada. Her mother is from Northern Nigeria and her father is from Sierra Leone. BIOGRAPHY TABLE NAME Adiza Blell STAGE NAME Di'Ja RECORD LABEL Mavin Records GENRE OF MUSIC Afro-beat and R&B PLACE OF BIRTH Kaduna State DATE OF BIRTH 14 th August NET WORTH $520 000 USD Her passion for music had something to do with her parents Collection of Old CDs, According to her, his parent contribution make her who she is today through upbringing they gave her. She started her music career p...