Dear Friends, As 2023 draws to a close, I am thrilled to share with you the strides we’ve made this year at Pride Fund 1. Our journey has been marked by notable achievements, profound community impact, and unwavering commitment to our mission of empowering LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and startups. Despite the […]
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In the venture capital industry, the allure of familiarity often overshadows the need for diversity in thought, presenting a paradoxical challenge. As the CEO of Pride Fund 1, I am acutely aware of this dynamic. Our fund was established with a $10 million mission to empower LGBTQI+ entrepreneurs by investing […]
Think the Midwest is still just flyover country? Midwest Drive is about proving you wrong. According to a recent feature in Entrepreneur, the Midwest mindset is all about hard work, sweat equity, efficiency, and—above all—smart, deliberate growth. Filmmaker Spencer Elliott-Hair (director of Fly Black Boy) took a drive around SXSW […]
Well, Seattle, Washington is known for a number of things…like being home to Starbucks, a vibrant grunge music scene, the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, headquarters to a number of tech companies including Amazon and Microsoft. On the Words of Pride tour we had the chance to visit Seattle…and we […]
Lenovo Partners with OpticSurg: Lenovo and OpticSurg Collaborates to enhance workflow for frontline healthcare providers. Lenovo, a leading provider of computing hardware, and OpticSurg Inc is an award winning tech-enabled software company using AR/AI to give frontline healthcare workers and providers the tools they need to optimize healthcare delivery, are collaborating to […]
We spent a wonderful time on the road meeting some amazing LPs, entrepreneurs, and community members from across the country in cities like Austin, Seattle, Cleveland, and San Francisco…to name a few. And while the Pride Fund team traveled to many locations the time we spent at home in Columbus, […]
I struggle to find a good, or appropriate, balance between action and pontification—both are critically necessary elements for demonstrating success. As a new and nontypical face in the venture capital space it is even more critical to demonstrate a resounding understanding of facets of the business so that others feel a sense […]
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At Pride Fund 1 we’re PROUD all year long! In an effort to uplift stories of the LGBTQ+ community, we will be sharing “Words of Pride” online as our way to highlight LGBTQ+ muses and patrons, movers and shakers, and founders and makers–all year long! To have your Words of Pride included in […]