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...
Beverly Naya is a British born Nigeria Actress. She was born on the 17th of April 1989 in London and her full names are Beverly Ifunaya Bassey. She began her acting career at an early age and has since risen to become one of the top female actresses in the country. The actress is the only child of her parents which made get all the love and attention from both parents no wonder he mum also happens to be her manager which goes to show that her parents are in full support of her acting career. She bagged a degree in Psychology, Sociology, and Philosophy from Brunel University. She also attended Roehampton University London where she studied Script Writing and Film Making. She began acting in London when she featured in short film for the Metropolitan Police and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Her quests for acting made her feature in theatre productions in the UK such as “Stoning Mary”, “Crave, and “Psychosis”. Biography Table NAME Beverly Naya OC...