There’s a widely publicized dearth of venture capital invested in Black-owned companies in the U.S. But Blacks also comprise a tiny portion of investors at VC firms—4% of the total number of VCs, according to the most recent edition of the VC Human Capital Survey from the National Venture Capital Association, Venture Forward and Deloitte & Touche LLP. Plus, 3% of Black investors hold key decision-making roles.
With that in mind, BlCK VC, an organization of Black investors in the U.S., just released the latest State of Black Venture Report. Sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SVB, the survey looked at 225 Black investors at various stages in