The creators and participants of the Black Venture Institute are family. The first time we all met in person—this first union put to shame any reunion in my life. Thank you BLCK VC Leyla D. Seka and all.

Breaking into VC is a challenge – even more so for marginalized groups. As two young Black founders, we are proud to share that @collidecapital has closed an oversubscribed $66M Fund I. S/O to Kenrick Cai and Forbes for sharing our story. 🙏🏾 forbes.com/sites/kenrickc…

Applications for BVI close next week ⏲️!!! For more information, visit: blckvc.org/black-venture-…

2022 was a great year of collaboration, celebration, and championing the amazing work of the BLCK VC family! In 2023 we plan to do a lot more! Our newsletter will include a survey to capture your thoughts on new events in the new year. So let's continue to build together in 2023!

After a truly hellish weekend, the light of Black Venture Institute cohort 5 shines so bright as they journey further into Venture to help us all do better. #BVIFam #BVI4Life Thanks melissa bradley for kicking us off! ❤️❤️❤️

Folks please welcome Black Venture Institute cohort 5 on the scene! 1 of the smartest groups of people I’ve ever met! Bring it on!

What a trip! Iron sharpens iron - such an incredible crew that was assembled. Thanks to Kelvin Beachum Jr, Ryan Nece, and the Exos Sports team 🔥 💪🏾

MEET CLASS 28! We're thrilled to welcome 60 investors who we believe will change the face & course of the VC industry. With $55B in AUM, KF28 is a diverse cohort across sector, stage, geo (16 countries), gender & ethnicity (42% women; 55% POC). Congrats! bit.ly/3NgVKv5

News: Wellington Access Ventures has raised $150M to back underrepresented founders. Led by Jackson Cummings and 3 other Black investors, WAV writes $1M to $6M checks, leveraging the Wellington platform. It's made 12 bets so far. My latest for Forbes: forbes.com/sites/alexkonr…

WAV (pronounced "wave") also includes Frederik Groce, Van Jones and Sasha McKenzie, who bring experience at BLCK VC and Drive Capital to Wellington Management. Groce was our Forbes Under 30 VC callout for 2021; Cummings made the list that same year. forbes.com/sites/alexkonr…

Frederik Groce Van Jones BLCK VC Drive Capital Wellington Management Forbes Under 30 Forbes Forbes Tech WAV's $150M fund comes as $$ for emerging managers and Black founders has mostly dried up. Dom recently wrote that 0.13% of U.S. venture dollars went to Black founders in Q3, which rounds to zero. Wellington's partnership contributed $50M to WAV, a show of support.

I’ve had the honor of watching Jackson Cummings build this platform from Day Zero. My pride in him Frederik Groce Sasha McKenzie & Van Jones knows no bounds! CONGRATS on the $150M WAV Fund 1 close 🙌🏽 Thx Alex Konrad + Wellington Management + Kauffman Fellows forbes.com/sites/alexkonr…

Excited to announce Wellington Access Ventures (WAV), our first early stage venture fund at Wellington Management!! To learn more, read the full exclusive from @forbes about our $150M final close forbes.com/sites/alexkonr…

Back at it with our next cohort of Black Venture Institute!! Welcome Cohort 6!! Incredible group of leaders 🔥 🚀 #BVIFam

Yesterday we finished cohort 7 of Black Venture Institute & I can honestly say, the cohorts just get more impressive. Cheers to you Cohort 7! Can't wait to see what you do! Big love to all our #BVIFam for always bringing it. ❤️❤️Robert Gordon IV #BVI4Life