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INVESTING
IN THE FUTURE
Black Star Fund is a Black-led venture capital firm that invests primarily in Black founders. We invest in the innovators – those who see new enterprise as the gateway to a world that is more abundant, balanced, and productive.
AT A GLANCE
19
Portfolio companies
62%
of capital deployed to Black Women
23
Black founders
$12M
Assets under management
50:50
Gender parity in portfolio
$180M+
capital raised across portfolio
Portfolio spanning Technology, Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment, and others
KWAME ANKU
Managing Partner & CIO
Kwame Anku is the Founding Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of the Black Star Fund. Recently named the 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Kwame is a pioneer in the venture capital space having created two of only six venture funds in the United States that are Black-led with all Black portfolio founders.