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...
Talented Nigerian teen actress Regina Daniels was born on 10 th October 2000 in Asaba Delta state. Her mother Rita Daniel is an actress and also the current Chairwoman of the Actors Guild of Nigeria Delta State Branch. Regina who got a role in her first movie at a tender age has since risen to be one of the most celebrated teenage actresses in the country. She has worked alongside other big names in the Nigerian Movie Industry. The delectable teen actress has taken the movie industry by storm and has proven to her numerous fans that she is indeed talented and has come to stay. The actress who also doubles as a movie producer has starred in numerous Nollywood movies since she first appeared on screen in the movie marriage of sorrow at the tender age of seven. She became popular for her role in a Nollywood tragedy movie titled Miracle child in 2010. After her breakthrough in 2010, the teen actress went on to star in major Nollywood projects and has featured in over 50 movies which inclu...