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Today in the guest chair, we have a certified boss. If you don\\u2019t already know this woman, this is a name you need to jot down and follow. Her name is Ebony Pope and she is the Director of US Ventures at Village Capital. She oversees Village Capital\\u2019s work in finding and supporting US start-ups in the five sectors that receive investment from Vilcap Investments. Ebony graduated with her MBA from the University of Michigan\\u2019s Ross School of Business in 2015, focusing on strategy and entrepreneurship. While at Ross, she traveled to Tanzania, where she developed and taught a business curriculum for agriculture technology entrepreneurs as an Enterprise Consultant for Land O\\u2019Lakes. Additionally, she was Education Circle Director for the Ross\\u2019s Social Venture Fund.

Prior to Ross, Ebony worked at New Urban Learning, a charter education management company focused on preparing Detroit students to successfully graduate from four-year colleges and universities. She is also a former Googler and holds a B.B.A in Finance from Howard University.

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Links mentioned on this episode

• Sponsors for Educational Opportunities
• Village Capital
• Achievement First
• Pipeline Angels
• Camelback Ventures
• Kiva loan
• VC Pathways
• The Lean Startup
• Venture Deals

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