Nothing is Stronger than a Community Investing in Itself
Activating investors to unlock capital and opportunity at scale
Our Impact
300
Paid VC internships activated through our Fellowship—building early VC experience and career-defining signals
50+
VC funds partnered with HBCUvc since inception
$10M
Funding Catalyzed by HBCUvc-Trained and Activated Investors into Black-led Ventures
Nationwide-Reach
Ecosystems, institutions, and investors engaged across the U.S.
Our Platform
We are building an investor-activated capital platform grounded in education, capital, and community—expanding who participates in venture and how opportunity flows.
Education
We equip emerging investors, founders, and community leaders with the knowledge and applied experience to participate meaningfully in the innovation economy. Our fellowships, immersive learning experiences, and accessible online courses help build a regenerative ecosystem—one where people have the skills and confidence to invest back into their communities and drive long-term community wealth.
Includes:
Getting Started with Angel Investing: A free introductory course on the fundamentals of angel investing
Startup Toolkit: A free resource offering essential guidance for building and scaling a business
VC Fellowship for MBA & Graduate Students
HBCUvc Startup School for Undergraduates
Capital
We activate and mobilize a growing community of investors committed to expanding access to early-stage funding. Through investor development, diligence engagement, and catalytic capital initiatives, our network has already helped unlock more than $10M for Black founders.
Includes:
Alumni Investor Network
Investor convenings & learning
Community
We strengthen the national ecosystem that allows capital, talent, and opportunity to flow. Our partnerships with VC firms, universities, foundations, and alumni create a connected platform supporting both the investors we train and the founders they champion.
Includes:
Capital Access Communities for Founders
Founder and Funder convenings
Backed by Leading Institutions
Our Thesis
We believe access to capital grows when more people have the knowledge, relationships, and confidence to invest—and when trust is embedded in the communities where that capital flows.
Innovation ecosystems thrive when investors approach founders and markets with trust, accountability, and a long-term commitment to shared success. Trust is the infrastructure that makes early-stage investing possible: it reduces friction, deepens collaboration, and ensures that capital moves in ways that strengthen—not extract from—communities.
Communities build lasting wealth when more people are equipped to participate in the investing process—people who understand how early-stage innovation works, who engage thoughtfully in diligence and decision-making, and who can deploy capital with purpose and integrity. When investors operate with trust and connection to the founders and markets they support, capital becomes regenerative: it circulates responsibly, reinforces local ecosystems, and creates opportunity that compounds over generations.
We exist to expand who gets to invest, who gets funded, and who benefits from the innovation economy. By developing emerging talent, mobilizing capital through new investors, and strengthening the trusted networks that connect them, we catalyze a more equitable and resilient future—grounded in community empowerment, shared prosperity, and long-term sustainability.
