Black Seed
@BlackSeedVC
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Building the tech ecosystem Black founders deserve.
Brixton, England
Joined April 2021
RT @NutShellAppNews: Black Seed: Pioneering Venture Capital Firm Aims to Create Black Silicon Valley in Brixton. @BlackSeedVC . https://t.c….
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RT @Maddyness_UK: "We started @BlackSeedVC as a response to the fact that #Blackfounders in the UK are over-mentored and #underfunded."….
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Delighted to embark on this journey with you.
@WestRiverVC is proud to be an investor in @BlackSeedVC who are focused on backing seed stage black founders in the UK along with co-investors @MandGInsights, @atomico, @localglobevc, @MoltenVentures, Sam Branson, Dorothy Chou & Lord Mervyn Davies.
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Thanks for amplifying! 💫.
Our friends at @BlackSeedVC have just launched their £5M inaugural fund to invest in Black founders. A huge congrats to @KarlLokko, Cyril and Yvonne. Between 2009 and 2019 black founders only received 0.24% of VC funding according to Extend Ventures.
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RT @robblackie_oo: Brilliant communications from @BlackSeedVC here:. "You are more likely to contract skin cancer than receive funding for….
bbc.co.uk
A trio of entrepreneurs have raised over £5m to invest in 30 British black-led start-ups by 2026.
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Thank you @jstockwood for being there every step@of the way. 🙏🏽.
I couldn't be prouder of my friend @karllokko and his founders, Cyril Lutterodt & Yvonne Nagaw 0.24% of VC going towards black founders in the last decade. @BlackSeedVC raises £5M inaugural fund to invest in Black founders via @techcrunch.
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RT @DominicMadori: News from across the pond: venture firm Black Seed raised £5 million to invest in Black founders. It's part of a growing….
techcrunch.com
Many Black founders in the U.K. are overmentored yet underfunded. This firm cuts straight to the chase by writing checks.
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🚀🚀🚀.
Brixton VC firm closes £5m seed fund for Black British founders.💡. ➡️ 🔗. @BlackSeedVC. #blackfounders #investment #diversityandinclusion #entrepreneurship #UKtech.
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RT @chepker: Investing in Black British entrepreneurs: Karl Lokko co-founder @BlackSeedVC tells @BloombergRadio about raising £5m for their….
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RT @LDNTechWeek: Ready for a DEI deep dive? . Cyril Lutterodt, President & Managing Partner at .@BlackSeedVC encourages us to unleash the p….
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RT @TechCrunch: Venture firm Black Seed raises £5M inaugural fund to invest in Black founders by @dominicmadori.
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Thanks Tom, incredible scenes!.
London's @BlackSeedVC has announced the first close (£5m) of a targeted £10m fund to back Black founders in the UK at seed stage. @atomico, @localglobevc and @MoltenVentures are among the LPs.
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Thanks Dorothy, inwards and upwards!.
Building the institutional (and generational) wealth it takes to support an ecosystem starts like this. Thanks for taking the risk, @BlackSeedVC. Well past time for people of color to enjoy the privilege of taking chances, pursuing passions, and exploring creativity.
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RT @AfriFintech: British early-stage venture firm @BlackSeedVC has raised £5 million ($6.2 million) as part of its inaugural fund to back B….
techcrunch.com
Many Black founders in the U.K. are overmentored yet underfunded. This firm cuts straight to the chase by writing checks.
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