More Equity

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Founders Series – a snapshot on these Founders’ paths to launching their ventures, insights and learnings they developed along the way, and perspectives from overcoming the challenges they faced. Today, we’re talking with Ruben Flores-Martinez, the Founder and CEO of CashDrop. CashDrop enables entrepreneurs and businesses to create a free mobile online storefront in less than 15 minutes with no commissions or monthly fees. In this episode, you’ll hear about Ruben’s upbringing and inspiration for launching Cashdrop, trouble fundraising as a diverse Founder, and vision for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Founders of Harlem Capital Series – a snapshot on these Founder’s path to launching their ventures, insights and learnings they developed along the way and perspectives from overcoming any challenges they faced. Today, we’re talking with Morgan DeBaun, the Founder and CEO of Blavity. Blavity is the largest network of platforms and lifestyle brands serving the lives of black millennials. In this episode, you’ll hear about the early days of launching Blavity (and Harlem Capital!), a ‘Founder’ vs. ‘CEO’ mindset, and the heightened competition in the venture market.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode of our investors on the rise series—conversations on the career paths and personal passions of venture capital investors of color across the United States. Today, we’re speaking with KJ Sidberry. KJ is currently a senior associate at Forerunner Ventures and grew up splitting his time between Harlem and Connecticut. Beginning his career as a management consultant, we’ll explore his transition into venture capital and how he sees the venture landscape evolving for diverse founders. As a member of the investment team at a woman-led fund, KJ offers a critical lens on the changing face of venture and the importance of diverse investors amplifying their voices when they have a seat at the table.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode of our investors on the rise series—conversations on the career paths and personal passions of venture capital investors of color across the United States. Today, we’re speaking with Julian Moncada. Julian is a first generation American originally from the Twin Cities. He currently works as a senior associate at Lerer Hippeau in New York where he focuses on investments in emerging tech. In this episode, we’ll dive into Julian’s unconventional path into venture that all began with a cold email, his passion for new technologies, and his views on our responsibility to use technology to improve the world for everyone.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode of our investors on the rise series—conversations on the career paths and personal passions of venture capital investors of color across the United States. Today, we’re speaking with Jillian Williams. Jillian Williams is a lifelong New Yorker and a principal at Anthemis. We explore Jillian’s career from her beginnings as an investment banker at Barclays to her current focus on early stage FinTech investments. Topics include current trends she finds compelling in the FinTech space, supporting women founders, and how she sees millennial homeownership evolving in the work from home era.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode of our investors on the rise series—conversations on the career paths and personal passions of venture capital investors of color across the United States. Today, we’re speaking with Tyler Dean. A Chicago native, Tyler is currently an associate partner at Great Point Ventures. Tyler has a deep history in the venture capital industry, having interned and worked full-time at a number of top funds. In this episode, Tyler highlights his passion for wealth creation and art while leading with his raw, authentic self.  In our conversation, we dive into Tyler’s passion for people, the importance of mentorship, and his dedication to leading with empathy as an investor.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a special episode sharing 5 Lessons From 5 Years of Harlem Capital from the founding team. We will be speaking with Henri Pierre-Jacques, Jarrid Tingle and Brandon Bryant. In this episode, we will hear the founding team discuss a few lessons learned during the journey of building Harlem Capital like why brand matters, how to learn on someone else's dime, and building internal processes to scale  a VC firm to name a few.  If you're interest in learning more about the Harlem Capital story or building your own firm in the future this is the episode for you!

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode of our investors on the rise series—conversations on the career paths and personal passions of venture capital investors of color across the United States. Today, we’re speaking with Megan Maloney. A current first year student at Harvard Business School, Megan served as a principal with General Catalyst in their San Francisco office. Starting out on the trading floor at Morgan Stanley, Megan homed in on her passion for early stage technology. In this episode, we will learn about Megan’s outlook on disrupting large, legacy industries such as healthcare and how she goes about finding and partnering with strong founders.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode of our investors on the rise series—conversations on the career paths and personal passions of venture capital investors of color across the United States. Today, we’re speaking with Hansae Catlett. As an investor at Bessemer, Hansae has worked alongside industry titan and cloud investor, Byron Deeter. Before Bessemer, Hansae began his career at the Bridgespan Group, working with nonprofit organizations. In this episode, we will hear about Hansae’s views on the next stage of evolution for SaaS companies and how the world will be shaped through venture capital and public policy measures.

Ever wonder what it is like to be a Senior Associate at Harlem Capital? Well, you’ve come to the right place. In this two-episode season, we interview the Senior Associates at Harlem Capital, Gabby Cazeau and Kelly Goldstein, on how they went from being remote interns to working full-time at the firm. Take a listen to the second of two episodes in this Harlem Capital Alumni Interview Series. In this episode, we interview the second Senior Associate hired at the firm, Kelly Goldstein. We take a dive into Kelly’s journey as she reminisces on her time as an intern and fellow before joining the firm full-time. We tackle topics such as being underestimated, teaching yourself financial modeling, breaking into venture, and more.