🏳️🌈 Following the first-ever @WhiteHouse meeting for #LGBTQ+ investors, our co-GP William Burckart provides a call-to-action to policymakers in his latest piece in @ImpactAlpha
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Release today! Colorful Capital examines how flawed beliefs have led to the vulnerable systems that perpetuate LGBTQIA+ inequities in the latest report, "Outsized Impact: How Investment Can Address the Systemic Risk of LGBTQIA+ Inequity." Download here: https://t.co/7vw6XPEhec
@MateFertility is stepping up with the solution that will meet the demand for access to fertility treatment. Colorful Capital believes in the future of this venture and the strength of their proud leadership this #PrideMonth. Read more in @USATODAY:
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Our latest column for @Nasdaq features @OthoKerr of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York talking about his experience, insights and work at the intersection of capital markets, communities of color and #LGBTQ+ identity: https://t.co/5A14fsYsAS
Last week signified a moment for transgender, gender-nonconforming, and nonbinary awareness, understanding, tribute, and memorial. In these heartfelt moments, it's important to be present and stand together for equality, protection, and meaningful action. #TDoR#LGBTQ
Today has been difficult. We are in mourning for those lost at Club Q in Colorado. Our team is deeply troubled by these continued acts of violence towards our community.
@LandonAinge@LandonAinge, I'm so pleased to have been tagged in this thread. We've launched Colorful Capital (@ColorfulVC) to focus on the talented founders within the LGBTQ+ community. More on Colorful Capital here https://t.co/MUPCCrw7oJ
Many members of the LGBTQ+ community lack access to financial markets, resources, and capital. Learn more and help to address these barriers using @ColorfulVC resources:
#RT@InnovareSIP: We'd like to welcome our newest Advisory Board member @KelloggSchool Professor and @ColorfulVC Co-Founder @MeganKashner! We are thrilled to have you join the team that works to empower leaders in education.
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The US has a history of systemic inequality that, to this day, impacts marginalized and overlooked communities. See our report, “Barriers & Exclusion,” for data on the #LGBTQ experience in VC. https://t.co/TFaYfHlNVI
The US has a history of systemic inequality that, to this day, impacts marginalized and overlooked communities. See our report, “Barriers & Exclusion,” for data on the #LGBTQ experience in #VC. https://t.co/TFaYfHDoNg
Colorful Capital's co-founders, @BillBurckart and @MeganKashner co-authored this piece in @ImpactEMagazine. In addition to their experiences and Colorful Capital's research, the piece touches on @StartOut, @GaingelsVC, and @rainbows_vc. https://t.co/u0LKzEXE2d
“Mounting evidence reveals that corporations with solid societal and environmental principles have higher customer loyalty, manage risk better, and generate more significant competitive advantages.” https://t.co/iUd9vATPOa
August is San Francisco’s 1st annual Transgender Month. Transgender History Month honors the 56th anniversary of the Compton's Cafeteria Riots, marking the beginning of transgender activism in San Francisco. https://t.co/fDe287z4Zx
#VC studies showcase diverse teams producing oversized returns. One, in particular, noted that with a 10% increase in a team’s diversity correlated to a 1.5% increase in return. https://t.co/mJQgBBNulP
The good news, according to the investors at @ColorfulVC: “An opportunity has come into focus for those who can step in and identify the talent, focus in on the potential of LGBTQ+ founders, who are so often on the outside of the system completely.”