Diversity

On top of excelling in their primary roles, many of this year’s Rising Stars spend significant amounts of time helping to bring underrepresented groups into the industry.

The Swedish firm has invested in 15 companies – two of which have had exits – that are led by women or immigrants or are located outside the Stockholm area.

A new program founded by Clara Wu Tsai’s Social Justice Fund, with support from Visible Hands and Blue Pool Capital, will provide capital and mentoring to underrepresented entrepreneurs.

There is a 'pernicious idea' in VC that taking into consideration the identity and background of portfolio company founders means deprioritizing returns, says diversity-focused Kapor Capital.

Columbia Business School professor Angela Lee speaks to VCJ about what’s holding women back in the venture industry and how she’s trying to prepare them for an expanded role.

BK-XL will invest up to $500,000 apiece in the 12 start-ups selected for its inaugural 2023 group.

LACERA, MassPRIM and Northwestern Mutual are among those that have set aside capital to invest in firms owned by women or minorities.

A new report on women in VC shows that female-founded companies are weathering current market conditions at least slightly better than their male-founded counterparts..

Collide Capital, a Black-owned venture capital firm, has closed its debut fund at $66 million with backinh from Alphabet, Amazon and Twitter.