Community Growth Ventures

We invest in startups led by underrepresented founders.

[Black Ballad @BlackBalladUK]

We outsideeee #BBChristmasParty

Is it even a party without a 360 booth?

[Denzel W @DenzelCGV]

Calling Black Founders 🤙🏾

Apply for @pinterestUK Black Gold Accelerator! 😜😜

It’s a 3 month programme with masterclasses, industry experts and access to Angels & VCs.

Applications close Tuesday 30th November ✍🏾✍🏾

https://t.co/ukb4gnqj8P

[Community Growth Ventures @CGVhq]

👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 Let’s get it

[Denzel W @DenzelCGV]

Calling Black Founders 🤙🏾

Apply for @pinterestUK Black Gold Accelerator! 😜😜

It’s a 3 month programme with masterclasses, industry experts and access to Angels & VCs.

Applications close Tuesday 30th November ✍🏾✍🏾

https://t.co/ukb4gnqj8P

[Kwanda @JoinKwanda]

📣 After reviewing the 700+ applications submitted for our £20,000 grant fund for Black-owned businesses seeded by @PayPal.

🎉 We're excited to reveal the winners of our £5,000 and £1,000 grants!

👇🏿 Winners are in the thread below.

[Wilfrid Obeng @WilfridObeng]

🚀👀🔥 We raised $14M at a $110M valuation from @makersfundvc, @lightspeedvp and @Google

Building a company and product during a pandemic has been challenging to say the least, so this investment is testament to our fantastic team at @AudioMob_HQ 🥂

[Black Ballad @BlackBalladUK]

Last chance to apply! Join the BB team as either our Social Media Creator or Senior Writer 🚨

👉🏾 https://t.co/CDOz63rlAa

Applications close tonight at 23:59

[~ atl @AichaTherese_]

Crazy that this is the first black hair advert to air on TV and I am a part of it! Thank you @Afrocenchix for giving me the opportunity to write this, truly gassed💥😭🖤

[Black Ballad @BlackBalladUK]

The cutest thing you’ll see on your TL today 🥺💜

[Black Ballad @BlackBalladUK]

2 days left to apply for BB’s Social Media Creator & Senior Writer roles 👀

👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽

[Afrocenchix @Afrocenchix]

Give the gift of happy hair this Christmas and #GetItRightWithAfrocenchix!

After so much hard work behind the scenes, we're super proud to announce our 2021 Christmas TV advert is airing this weekend on Channel 4! Be sure to tune in and let us know what you think 🎄🤶🏿🧡

[Bola Awoniyi @MrAwoniyi]

🗣

@BlackBalladUK is looking for a Social Media Creator to turn BB articles/campaigns/more into social posts black women love

We’ve designed this job for a creator/marketer at the start of their career

Not you? RT or share w/ someone who needs to see this

Is that you? 🧵

[Community Growth Ventures @CGVhq]

Great time to join the team!

[Black Ballad @BlackBalladUK]

WE’RE HIRING📣

Want to join the @BlackBalladUK team? We’re looking for the following:

- Social Media Creator
- Senior Writer
- Freelancer’s

Keep reading to find out more👉🏾

[Black Ballad @BlackBalladUK]

A book lovers dream 😍

Immerse yourself in #BBBOOKFEST21 a virtual weekend festival celebrating all things black women & books

📗 Learn from some of your fave black authors
📕 Deep dive interviews
📙 Panels on the realities of the publishing & literary world

Find out more👇�A book lovers dream 😍

Immerse yourself in #BBBOOKFEST21 a virtual weekend festival celebrating all things black women & books

📗 Learn from some of your fave black authors
📕 Deep dive interviews
📙 Panels on the realities of the publishing & literary world

Find out more👇🏾

[Black Ballad @BlackBalladUK]

So what’s next for @BlackBalladUK?

“We want to be the biggest media publication for black women in Europe”

https://t.co/x7ngas2sV2

[Black Ballad @BlackBalladUK]

Making #BlackHERstory! In July we saw 1000s of black women come together to become investors in Black Ballad, raising £335K from private investors & venture capitalists.

There is power in telling our stories & there is power in community 👏🏾

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[Abi Mohamed @abii_mohamed]

I'm so excited to announce the new Libra 1.0 cohort📢 The newest Tech Nation growth programme for underrepresented founders across the UK who are scaling. All companies this year have at least one founder who self identifies as Black or multiracial with Black heritage. Let's go✨

[Spice Startups @SpiceStartups]

300+ startups joined #seedsprint, the 4 week investment readiness sprint we hosted with @seedlegals

9* startups that showed the most impressive WoW growth, PMF & traction are pitching on 22/9

Investors, this ones's for you 👉https://t.co/Wfbhu57zQA

[Black Ballad @BlackBalladUK]

We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be having our first ever book festival this October! 🙌🏾

#BBBookFest21 will be uniting black women readers, writers & publishing professionals in their love of black literature

Sign up for first release tickets 👇🏾https://t.co/hbpOm7nFMZ

[Denzel W @DenzelCGV]

The happiest man in the world right now.

🎊🎉25.08.21 🎉🎊

My rider, my best friend, my advisor, my confidante and now MY WIFE❤️

[Jamii @UKJamii]

IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY TODAY, WE ARE 5!! 🥺😭

To celebrate, we're making Jamii Cards £10 for this weekend only- use code JAMII5 to redeem 🔸🙌🏾