The Color of Money in VC

This episode of Breaking Banks is a call to action for the VC industry to put their money where their mouths are. Jason Henrichs speaks with Backstage Capital Founder and Managing Partner Arlan Hamilton about her journey from homeless to Investor/A Force to be Reckoned with. Arlan shares her experience in the VC space as a gay black woman and highlights Backstage Capital’s Syndicate program, a program dedicated to investing in under-resourced individuals. Be sure to check out Arlan’s new book It’s About Damn Time and visit backstagecapital.com! Then stay tuned as Jason hosts Mike Asem, Partner at M25, and board member with BLCK VC. Mike shares his passion for being a good steward in the investment space, to not only advance diversity and inclusion within the VC industry but to truly change the entire landscape. Mike’s insightful and actionable framework for Anti-Racism Ownership can be found at bit.ly/bediverse.