“The percentage of US adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has doubled in the last decade, reaching 7.6% in 2023. If current trends continue, Gallup predicts that the proportion of LGBTQ+ adults will exceed 10% within the next three decades. Despite this, LA-based VC firm Backstage Capital estimates that LGBTQ+ founders still receive less than 1% […]
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Freedom: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride at NYSE In collaboration with our partner: Grindr (NYSE: GRND) With special thanks to The Pride Fund (that’s us), JoyCoast, LGBTQ+ Directors Association We are excited to celebrate Pride Month this year by joining alongside the NYSE on June 25 to support their special Pride-themed panel […]
“Black Tech Week, (BTW) returns and is set to once again connect tech entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals to educational opportunities, resources, and to one another. Candice Matthews Brackeen, Founder of Black Tech Week, aims to bring together some of the greatest innovators in technological industries. “As Black people we’ve been […]
“The percentage of US adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has doubled in the last decade—from 3.5% in 2012 to 7.1% in 2022. And Gallup predicts the possibility that that percentage may exceed 10% in the near future. Despite this, LA-based VC firm Backstage Capital estimates that LGBTQ+ founders still receive less than 1% of […]
Pride Fund 1 featured on VC list to watch in Columbus Since Mark Kvamme and Chris Olsen left the Silicon Valley VC firm Sequoia Capital and formed Drive Capital in 2013, Columbus’ venture capital landscape has grown. Successes like Root Insurance have turned heads from the coasts, and more local venture funds […]
Densil R. Porteous named CEO June 1, 2020–Columbus, Ohio LOUD Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, announced Densil R. Porteous as Chief Executive Officer for their LGBTQ+ community-focused venture fund, Pride Fund 1. Navin Goyal, co-founder and CEO of LOUD, adds: “From the inception of the fund, we realized we needed […]