Many VC firms chose to make surface-level reforms that didn’t affect their actual, white-heavy power structures, according to Elliott Robinson, a partner at Bay Area venture capital company Bessemer Venture Partners.
In an interview with Upfront Ventures partner Kara Nortman, Robinson observed, “There’s a lot of diversity BS in venture capital—there still is.”
Kapor Capital, Black-led VC firm focused On ‘Impact,’ raises $126 Million
Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein founded a venture capital firm in 2011 with a counter-intuitive mission: to generate elite investment returns by investing in impact-focused startups that help level
Noah Washington September 27, 2022