Awards & Recognition
★Fortune 40 Under 40 (2018)
★Fast Company Most Creative People in Business (2016)
★Business Insider 23 most powerful LGBTQ+ people in tech (2019)
★Vanity Fair New Establishment List (2018)
★Investor in Women Award
Notable Facts
→Founded Backstage Capital while homeless, raising $30+ million
→Invested in 200+ startups led by underrepresented founders
→First Black woman non-celebrity on Fast Company cover (2018)
→Published bestselling book 'It's About Damn Time' (2020)
→Built VC firm from ground up focusing on women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ founders
→Went to space with Blue Origin (2025)
→Harvard Business School case study subject
→Created multiple accelerator programs in LA, Detroit, Philadelphia, London