ArlaninGreen 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.4 min read·Nov 5, 2020----
ArlaninGreen 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 &…5 min read·Nov 2, 2020----
ArlaninGreen 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…4 min read·Oct 19, 2020--3--3
ArlaninGreen RoomAn epic conversation with Harry Stebbings: My 1:1 on The 20 Minute VC (finally!)Say it with me: IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME!2 min read·Oct 5, 2020--1--1
ArlanAnnouncing $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…4 min read·Apr 18, 2020----
ArlanOnce 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.9 min read·Dec 17, 2019--1--1
ArlanWhat’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…7 min read·Sep 20, 2019--1--1
ArlanMy 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…8 min read·Aug 30, 2019--2--2
ArlaninZORA‘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 color·3 min read·Aug 14, 2019--3--3