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...
Good music is pleasing to the ear and the secret to a hit song is in the beat. What first attracts you to a song is the first ten to twenty seconds where you get to feel the instrumentals and tune of the beat. It is the responsibility of a music producer to make the beat for a song. Music production is no easy task especially when it comes to making a hit song. Nigeria music is the biggest in Africa and is making waves globally thanks to the effort of talented songwriters, performers and music producers. Below are the top ten music producers in Nigeria and some hit songs credited to them. Don Jazzy Mavin Record Label boss Don Jazzy is the number one music producer in Nigeria. He worked with Dbanj during their days in Mo Hits Records. His real name is Michael Collins Ajereh and he was born on November 26, 1982, in Umuahia, Abia State. He has worked with artist in his record label (Reekado Banks, Korede Bello, Dija, Tiwa Savage and others) to produce award-winning songs. He ha...