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If you don’t like the way something is working, you create your own! Hadiyah Mujhid is doing that as the CEO and Founder of HBCUvc, the nonprofit creating the next generation of venture capitalists. “My goal is to see more Black-founded venture firms or Black GPs, which are controlling where the capital goes,” she told host Will Lucas on the latest episode of AfroTech’s Black Tech Green Money podcast. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HBCUvc (@hbcu.vc) Mujhid’s program is increasing access to capital for communities that are historically overlooked. She herself brings an intersection of experience as a Black woman, technical founder, and software engineer. During the Black Tech Green Money episode, she speaks on Black people’s ability to break down the barriers permitting us from being institutional investors along with the unique value HBCU students and graduates bring to tech startups as VCs — a group that she continues to uplift through her nonprofit. “This is not...
It’s no secret that there’s lots of work to be done in diversifying the venture capital space. Between the lack of funding dished out to founders of color and the dismal representation of funders — venture capital is a white male-dominated industry. HBCUvc wants to change the number of minorities involved in venture capital at an early stage. The nonprofit organization trains students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), in venture capital and entrepreneurship. HBCUvc offers an annual fellowship for college students to learn the ins and outs of running their own startup or VC firm. Now, HBCUvc is highlighting people who are already making major moves in venture capital. The organization recently announced its “ 31 Under 31 List ” to highlight the Black and brown faces pushing venture capital in a more diverse direction. “ We paint a fuller picture of who is coming up the ranks in VC today, and we show just how diverse the...
Emerging indie artists are about to get the opportunity of a lifetime at one of the biggest global live music phenomenons this summer, and an Historically Black College and University (HBCU) alumni-founded company is behind it all. Music Breakr — a new platform connecting artists and influencers to help “break” new music — has teamed up with Rolling Loud — the biggest festival brand in Hip-Hop — and digital finance platform Ahead for a two-year partnership to commence “Ahead Start to Rolling Loud,” a contest that offers aspiring artists the opportunity to perform live at Rolling Loud Miami 2021. This time around, the contest itself — presented in partnership with both Music Breakr and Black content creator house Collab Crib — invited any and all up-and-coming rappers to showcase their talents via Instagram for a chance to submit an original song to be judged by the Breakr team. All artists who submitted their music were then boiled down to eight finalists before one lucky artist was...