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...
Popular Nigerian Artiste Oritse Femi real name Oritsefemi Majemite Ekele was born on January 5, 1985. He was born in Ajegunle area of Lagos state but hails from itsekiri in Warri, Delta state. He was a member of the group called the Junglist boys comprising of Oritse Femi and Chi-Junglist. The group broke up in 2006 after a disagreement between the two and they both went their separate paths. As a solo act, he released an album ‘Elewon’ and the hit single ‘flog politicians’ which was inspired by the level of corruption in the country at the time. He released a second solo album which he titled “wicked world” which contained the hit track “mercy of the lord”. According to him, he was inspired by his earlier love for material things and how his mum helped him to seek the face of God. He has seven albums to his name as a solo artist which includes “double wahala”, “Corporate miscreant”, “musical Taliban” among others. Biography Table NAME Oritsefemi Majemite Ekele STAGE NAME ...