Conwell: VCs Automatically Assume Black-Focused Startup Markets Are Small
Mac Conwell · Oma Health Shocks Investors—$175K Raised in One Pitch! · Nov 20, 2024 · at 21:44
Mac Conwell (RareBreed Ventures) explains to fellow investors how venture capitalists perceive startup pitch decks centered on Black consumer demographics.
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“When VCs hear black, they automatically think small. Every time.”
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