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I don't like caping for VC firms, but this irked me, so I've got to respond. 1) Since when have VC's been scientists, engineers, or mathematicians? I think the
by femiagbabiaka 8y ago
I don't like caping for VC firms, but this irked me, so I've got to respond.
1) Since when have VC's been scientists, engineers, or mathematicians? I think they'd be horrible at it.
2) In the article, they go over a whole list of technical and non-technical people of color that they've funded:
> So, when we started the firm in 2009, it made logical sense to us that as software eats the world and technology’s primary target audience becomes consumers we would focus on this unique talent pool. In the early days, this meant hiring African Americans in the firm and backing the best African American entrepreneurs such as Paul Judge, Tristan Walker, Diishan Imira, Donnell Baird, Steve Stoute, Ryan Williams, Debo Olaosebikan, and most recently Chris Bennett.
3) If you were expecting a VC firm to solve racism, you were always going to be disappointed.