Diversity VC: Improving Diversity in the Venture Capital Landscape w/ Sarah Millar
Oct 5, 2021 ·
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“If we can make venture capitalists reflect society, then we can make the people who get funded reflect society as well.” That is the thesis statement behind Diversity VC, an...
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“If we can make venture capitalists reflect society, then we can make the people who get funded reflect society as well.”
That is the thesis statement behind Diversity VC, an international nonprofit aiming to make the venture capital industry more inclusive.
In this episode, Sarah Millar, Principal at City Light Capital and the US Director at Diversity VC, joins the show to discuss how Diversity VC came about and how the organization is helping firms embrace and implement DEI policies with an eye towards a more equitable future.
We discuss:
This discussion with Sarah Millar was taken from our show Startup Success. Reach out to Sarah at sarah@diversity.vc or on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/sarah-c-millar and visit diversity.vc for more information.
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That is the thesis statement behind Diversity VC, an international nonprofit aiming to make the venture capital industry more inclusive.
In this episode, Sarah Millar, Principal at City Light Capital and the US Director at Diversity VC, joins the show to discuss how Diversity VC came about and how the organization is helping firms embrace and implement DEI policies with an eye towards a more equitable future.
We discuss:
- The origin of Diversity VC & Why It Matters
- The Diversity VC Standard - An Action Plan the VC firms in the US can take
- The Future VC Program - An Internship Program for Portfolio Companies
- a Diversity Resource Library & Research on Current Diversity Funding
This discussion with Sarah Millar was taken from our show Startup Success. Reach out to Sarah at sarah@diversity.vc or on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/sarah-c-millar and visit diversity.vc for more information.
If you want to hear more episodes like this one, check us out on Apple Podcasts.
If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, you can find every episode here.
Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for Startup Success in your favorite podcast player.
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