Although beating the national average, only 5.1% of Chicago VC has gone to Black and Latinx founders since 2019. Read more at linktr.ee/thebfmfund #VentureCapital #VCNews #FundBlackFounders #ChicagoVC #BlackFoundersMatter #BIPOCFounders #VCStudy

We are proud to invest in Saysh and join Allyson Felix on her journey! "launched in June of 2021. The venture was created for women and by women and considers all facets of life including motherhood." Learn more: linktr.ee/TheBFMFund #BlackFounder #Trackstar #Olympian

JusticeText announces a $2.2 m seed round "The company, launched in 2019 by Devshi Mehrotra and Leslie Jones-Dove, stores, catalogs, analyzes and then shares video evidence" Read more at Linktr.ee/TheBFMFund #BlackFounders #BlackTech #BIPOCOwned #WomenInTech #BlackInTech

DC Startup Week is happening in DC and through virtual sessions this week Himalaya Rao will be representing The BFM Fund at this ultimate event for investors and founders in the #DMV area. linktr.ee/TheBFMFund to register! #WomenVCs #WomenInVC #BlackFounders #StartupSuccess

Today at 1:15 PT/4:15 ET Join the livestream for the Investor Insights in the Local DMV Ecosystem And What That Means For Founders at DC Startup Week including #TheBFMFund's very own Himalaya Rao fb.me/e/6rFFlHxwm #Startup #DCStartups #WomenInVC #VC

This latest round brings Goodr's total funding to $9.4M! Read more about Goodr's goals at afrotech.com/goodr-8-millio… #StopFoodWaste #BlackTech #BlackInTech #FundBlackFounders

Proud to have our very own Himalaya Rao announced as one of @VCInclude's latest fellows! #VCNews #WomenInVC #FundBlackFounders #BIPOCLed

Read more about BlackRock's Impact Opportunities Fund at linktr.ee/TheBFMFund #FundBlackFounders #BlackFoundersMatter #BlackVC

Join VertueLab at #Fuel2022, the Northwest's premier #cleantech summit series. Expert panels will discuss everything from the #climatetech boom to building relationships with regional universities and more. Click below to learn more and register: bit.ly/3AF3fFF

"The commitment includes over $4 million in grants and direct technical services toward the development of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship (CBE) and $1 million towards the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund. " prnewswire.com/news-releases/… #BlackEntrepreneurs #FundBlackFounders #HBCUs

Did you know? In the last 10 years, less than 2% of the 400 US unicorn startups had at least one founder that identified as Black. This is a troubling statistic that we at The BFM Fund are trying to help fix. #BlackFoundersMatter #FundBlackFounders #TheBFMFund

We invest in the innovative. Case in point, Kimberley Wilson and HUED . Kimberley keeps on shining and most recently has been announced as one of the fab folks on the Black Enterprise Magazine 40 Under 40 List. blackenterprise.com/40under40/ #BE40Under40 #BlackFoundersMatter

Himalaya Rao, Managing Director of bfmfund, talks about how the Bend Venture Conference (BVC) served as a catalyst as she launched The BFM Fund - a seed-stage fund investing primarily in Black-led and innovative ventures based in the United States. Watch at bit.ly/3MtiWnA

Thank you everyone who joined us last night for the Tetherow Networking Reception! Looking forward to a great day of pitches today Tower Theatre #BendVC

The BFM Fund and Sutton Capital are hosting an LP Dinner exclusively focused on women of color fund managers. Are you interested in joining? Inbox us for details! #BlackInVC #WOCinVC #VCFundManagers #BlackFoundersMatter #SuttonCapital

“When I met investors, I had to start asking myself, would I be an L.P. in their fund?” - Jim Gibbs, Founder, Meter Feeder forbes.com/sites/elizabet…

Equity from the Ground Up feat. Ricardo Lopez, Himalaya Rao-Potlapally, & Arsh Haque explored DEI in companies & The @oenorg x AOBIO Emerge Initiative grant program with its app period starting today! Stay tuned for more details! #DEI #Emerge #FoundersOfColor

Our very own Himalaya Rao joined the folks at courtsidevideo to speak about startups and entrepreneurship!

🎧 Weekend Listening. On this week's Impact Briefing, Himalaya Rao of the bfmfund explains the fund's focus on "incredible Black leaders and an intentional inclusion pathway." open.spotify.com/episode/7xfnmg…

Today, we discuss celebrities suing OpenAI and Meta, a new proposed data privacy law in Massachusetts, and growing anti-ESG sentiment. We're joined by Nick Lockett (Pear Suite), Michael Cortez (YL Ventures), and Himalaya Rao-Potlapally (bfmfund) open.spotify.com/episode/21Ryae…