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...
Wizkid and Davido the two remarkable young talent in Nigeria no thought the duo have change the face of Nigerian Music Industry and have set a footstep for young upcoming artiste to follow. The duo has been touring all round the world making history and winning awards. The duo has associated with many international acts than any other young artist in Africa. WIZKID Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun better Known as (Wizkid) is Nigerian singer and songwriter born on 16 th July 1990. He started recording music at age 11 and since then has grown to a professional music artist. Wizkid started small as a musician before he was signed under Banky W Empire Mate Entertainment (EME) in 2009 and was shot to a limelight after the release of his Hit song “Holla at your Boy”. He left EME to establish his own Record label “Starboy Music” in 2013 after a dispute with his former boss, Banky W. The multiple award winning Nigeria music star and African best young talent who has gained...