Venture Black is a nonprofit headquartered in Seattle addressing the racial wealth gap by sourcing, connecting, empowering, and supporting Black and ally founders and investors of all experience levels who are specifically interested in pursuing high growth, venture scale, market opportunities. We are delivering novel transformational impact to the Pacific Northwest startup ecosystem by ensuring inclusivity and representation in its high innovation, high growth, upper echelon. Our impact is won by fostering a talented community of  Black and ally venture founders and funders, sharing knowledge, commemorating achievement, and organizing culturally responsive access to capital.

Our Mission:

To connect, empower, and support the Black venture community by fostering relationships, sharing knowledge, and creating opportunities that are vital for a thriving and inclusive startup ecosystem at venture scale.



Our Vision:

A world in which every ethnicity and gender is equitably represented in building, influencing, and benefiting from the venture-scale startup ecosystem.