Its always nice to learn more about the person behind the business. We sat down with our Founder @TessaFlippin to ask her a few questions and get her perspective on life, VC World and the future of capitalize!
Our Founder @TessaFlippin will be speaking on one of the panels thank you to @GoTechChicago for having us! If you haven't already gotten your ticket, click the link belowπ π
https://t.co/tkYy2ZTAw0
Have you had a chance to meet our founder and managing partner Tessa @TessaFlippin?
Check out her latest podcast interview > https://t.co/AogDwPE7sW
Black brands make up only 2.5 percent of revenue in the beauty industry. Yet Black consumers are responsible for 11.1 % of total beauty spending. What do you believe is the biggest gap π
βGrit seems to be an unfortunately rare characteristic of investorsβ¦They do not always have the entrepreneurial drive of their portfolio foundersβ¦β
Thank you @SterSchuyler for telling my story and sharing my goals for @CapitalizeVC!
After building a crypto remittance solution in LatAm in 2016, @TessaFlippin struggled to find pre-seed/seed investors in the region. So she became a VC herself.
Learn more about her and @CapitalizeVC β¬οΈ
(thanks @ArlanWasHere for the intro!)
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Capitalize VC is headed to Austinπ€ for @sxsw - Tessa, our Founder, will moderate a conversation with the legendary @KathrynFinney to discuss Β βHow to Build the Damn Thing!β If youβre down there - stop by and say hey! πΈππ½ππΎ
#sxsw#blackvc#blackfounders
Honored to speak at @KelloggSchool tomorrow at their βWomen Founders & Investor Eventβ alongside several other female founded venture capitalists & female founders including @RecastCapital@CapitalizeVC
Looking forward to the discussion and imparting words of wisdom. Grateful.
Overwhelmed by the support the Chicago investor community showed us last night. A special shout out to the team at @WorldBizChicago, Tony Wilkins, Jen Steans and Ellen Carnahan! And of course β€οΈ @mamashayna and @galeforceVC#Chicago3GP
Find out why Bank of America is supporting a Chicago VC fund and its ongoing efforts to address the persistent gap in capital access for Black and Latino founders. https://t.co/dsusNwhU1D
Thank you @VCInclude for accepting us to be a part of your second cohort of emerging fund managers. Check out our founder and MP @TessaFlippin in this feature!
On Nov. 14th, #CapitalizeVC gathered our LPs, founders and friends for an
evening of celebration and conversation on how we can continue to drive diversity in the #venturecapital ecosystem. Thank you to Cooley and Deloitte, and everyone who came out!
#shiftingtheparadigm