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...
Adenrele Oluwafemi Edun better Known as ( Denrele) is a Nigerian television host and presenter born on 13 th June 1983 in Hamburg, Germany to a Yoruba father and an Indian-Mauritius mother. He is the only son and has two sisters. He grew up in Germany and came to Nigeria when he was five and attended St Gregory’s College, Ikoyi. Denrele gained admission into the University of Lagos where he graduated with a bachelor Degree in English Education. He was Lead dancer/choreographer for “The Iroko Band’ and later became a Backup dancer for LexyDoo, Ruggedman, Jazzman Olofin, 2Shotz, Lady Di and also “Stage Shakers”. Denrele came to public notice for his fashion style and personality. Denrele got his first modelling Job when he was five year old; his photo was used for a BabyMilk Advert in Germany. He started his television career as an actor at eleven when he played a role of a presenter/producer on Kiddievision 101 on NTA Network, and went into modelling during his undergraduate days at Un...