Published inGreen RoomIf Fund Managers Want to Hold onto Yale’s $31.2Valued at $31.2 billion, Yale’s endowment is a huge win for many investment managers.Nov 5, 2020Nov 5, 2020
Published inGreen RoomCitigroup economist, Dana Peterson, identifies a national loss of $16 trillion due to racial…Backstage Capital is a venture capital fund created to invest competitively into startups whose founders are underrepresented in tech &…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Published inGreen RoomWhat does JPMorgan Chase’s $30 billion commitment to tackle the racial wealth gap really mean?Backstage Capital is a (for-profit) micro venture capital fund created to invest competitively into startup founders who are…Oct 19, 20203Oct 19, 20203
Published inGreen RoomAn epic conversation with Harry Stebbings: My 1:1 on The 20 Minute VC (finally!)Say it with me: IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME!Oct 5, 20201Oct 5, 20201
Announcing $1,000,000 in my online course scholarships for displaced college students!Over the past nearly 5 years, I’ve seen what bold things can happen when someone gives you your first ‘YES’. After several years of…Apr 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020
Once again, Cardi B is speaking my truth…The following is from my pov and does not necessarily reflect Backstage’s employees, investments, investors, or community members.Dec 17, 20191Dec 17, 20191
What’s the Opposite of FOMO?We at Backstage Capital celebrated our 4-year anniversary on September 15, and it made me reminisce and reflect on what it has taken to…Sep 20, 20191Sep 20, 20191
My iPhone X photo Xperiment — how I saved $20,000 and reignited my passion for photographyI’ve been in love with photography half of my life — nearly 20 years. There was a burst of energy around it in my early 20s when I first…Aug 30, 20192Aug 30, 20192
Published inZORA‘I Came for the Cake, Not the Crumbs.’In this new column for ZORA, Backstage Capital maven Arlan Hamilton offers entrepreneurship, tech, and business wisdom for women of colorAug 14, 20193Aug 14, 20193
The VC Disrupter — My Interview in Queer POC Print Magazine “The Tenth”Interviewed by Khary Septh, Summer 2016. Published by The Tenth magazine, Dec 2016. Full article available at The Tenth’s online store and…Jan 23, 2017Jan 23, 2017
My New Interview in the UK Feminist Zine “Fan Club” Issue #10Reprinted with permission from Rachel Nelson and Fan Club Zine, Nottingham, UK.Jan 21, 2017Jan 21, 2017
Published inGreen RoomHow to Recruit Top Talent on a BudgetA guest blog by Kelli Newman, powered by Backstage CapitalDec 15, 20165Dec 15, 20165
“Emotions are Running High…”This week I’ve been contacted by 10 or so journalists, so I just wanted to make sure my words were said exactly how I intended, all in one…Oct 22, 201610Oct 22, 201610
Our Süddeutsche Zeitung article translated…This article was originally published in the May 28, 2016 edition of Germany’s largest newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, which is read by…May 31, 2016May 31, 2016
Is the film industry a harbinger of what the tech and venture world could look like in 30 years?Filmmaking is 125 yrs old. Venture capital is 70 yrs old. So VC is in the equivalent of 1960s filmmaking. The next 20–30yrs could be…Jan 10, 20162Jan 10, 20162
INTRODUCING: My First AngelList Syndicate Deal!This week has been incredibly eventful over in Backstage Capital Land. After a few weeks on the platform, I officially debuted my first…Dec 19, 20154Dec 19, 20154
How I “Grade” Startups When Considering an InvestmentTonight I was emailing with an angel investor friend who‘d asked me to help analyze a company they were considering an investment in. This…Dec 14, 20154Dec 14, 20154
Why Do Investors Say “No” More Often Than “Yes”?I’m relatively new to the venture capital world, and am certainly not an insider. But I’ve been observing it for 3+ years, and am now…Nov 21, 2015Nov 21, 2015
