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...
Michael Collins Ajereh, Popularly known as (Don Jazzy) is a Nigerian recording artist, record producer and entrepreneur born on 26 th November 1982 in Umuahia Abia State. His family lived in Ajegunle Lagos where Ajereh was raised. He received his Secondary education at Federal Government College, Lagos. Ajereh found an interest in music at age 12, began to play the bass guitar. He also gained knowledge of traditional and percussion instruments. Don Jazzy graduated from Ambrose Alli University with a Degree in Business Management Studies. In 2000, Ajereh visited London; His uncle had invited him to play the drums for the local church. While in London he gained employment at Mc Donald’s as a security guard. Ajereh continued his interest in music, associating with Solek, JJC, Kas, The 419 Squad and D Banj. Ajereh learnt producing skills from Emeka Infiniti at O-Town record company. He co-founded the now defunct Mo’ Hits Records in 2004. Following the closure of the aforementioned ...