She Was Told If Your Fund Fails No One Will Ever Invest in Black Entrepreneurs Again with Kelli Jones S5 Ep. 4
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She Was Told If Your Fund Fails No One Will Ever Invest in Black Entrepreneurs Again with Kelli Jones S5 Ep. 4
Kelli Jones is the Sixty8 Capital co-founder, managing director, and the first-ever Black, female VC in the state of Indiana. She is also the co-founder of Be Nimble, a not-for-profit social enterprise with the goal of advancing diversity initiatives to create a fully inclusive tech ecosystem in Indianapolis.
Be seen, heard, and funded is the tagline for Sixty8 capital, an early-stage $20 million venture fund shining a light on undercapitalized founders and innovators. Founders with billion-dollar ideas, but limited access to capital because of race, gender, sexual orientation, or proximity. 68 capital is the first Indiana-based venture capital firm dedicated to investing in startups led by Black, Latino, female and LGBTQ+ founders.
In this episode we discussed:
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- Why she started Be Nimble and SixtyCapital \\n
- How she is making the VC funding ecosystem equitable for undercapitalized founders \\n
- How she identifies talent to invest in \\n
- Her fundraising journey for Sixty8 Capital \\n
- 5 Key pieces of advice for Black tech founders who are getting ready to fundraise \\n
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