BLCK VC Canada: Black History Month Mixer
Join us for two panels focused on bridging the funding gap for Black founders in Canada.
🗓 Date: Wednesday, February 7 from 5:30-9 PM
Panel 1: BIPOC Founder resources
Join Entrepreneur Support Organizations such as Black Founders Network, DMZ and Black Entrepreneurship Alliance in a discussion on resources and strategies for Black founders raising capital in 2024. Walk away with tactical and actionable insights on what strategies are working, resources founders can access, and how organizations can help tackle this gap together.
Panelists:
Moderator: Abdel Ali, Director at BLCK VC Canada, Founder of Kiwi Charge
Efosa Obano, Founder and Manager of Black Founders Network
Olu Villasa, Manager, Black Entrepreneurship Alliance
Yinka Adesesan, Program lead at DMZ
Panel 2: Addressing the Funding Gap
Hear from VCs on how they are taking action to address the funding gap, including initiatives they are putting in place to get more diverse capital allocators, and the benefits of maintaining and actively investing in a diverse portfolio of founders.
Panelists:
Moderator: David Uponi, Associate at Forum Ventures
Meryl Almeida, Corporate Development at Inovia Capital
Lise Birikundavyi, Managing Partner, BKR Capital
Dinar Ahmed, Partner, Seed VC Investments at BDC Capital