Just in time for Valentines Matchmaking service provider Tawkify announced today it acquired S’More, an “anti-superficial” dating app that had experimented with blurred profile photos, and even blurred video chats, in an attempt to get people to get to know one another without the focus on physical appearance. With the acquisition, S’More is sunsetting its […]
Words of Pride
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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, […]
It’s not every day your Managing Partner and CEO get to sit down alongside such a venture trailblazer like Arlan Hamilton at SXSW talking about community, venture, and identity.
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 […]
On October 12th, our friends at Purpose Jobs teamed up with OhioX, One Columbus, Drive Capital, TechLife Columbus, Pride Fund 1 and Ohio Impact Fund to virtually host the State of the Columbus Startup Community. And it was an incredible afternoon! Pride Fund 1 CEO, Densil Porteous, took part in a […]
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Pride Fund 1 Capital Partner Christian Cowan making waves with ’21 New York Fashion Week NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yahoo, a premier global media and technology company, is proud to return as the Official Innovation Partner of IMG’s New York Fashion Week: The Shows 2021. This fall season, Yahoo has continued to […]
Born into a large Mormon family in a small town in Missouri, Tanisha Robinson never felt as though she belonged. She described herself as a misfit in her church and in her hometown, which was mostly white and religious. Robinson later went on to join the army as an Arabic […]
If you want to watch movies and TV shows created for LGBTQ audiences, you now have more streaming services than ever to choose from. Some mainstream platforms, like Netflix, feature queer entertainment as part of their larger catalog, and other platforms, like Revry, primarily focus on LGBTQ programs. Read more on the […]
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 […]