A More Diverse Venture Capital Industry Is Better For All Of Us

Blog excerpt provided by JumpStart.

Written by Cathy Belk.

Recently, Case Foundation CEO Jean Case published a very insightful blog post as part of Medium’s “You Tell Me” conversation series. Her piece addressed the venture capital industry’s lack of diversity and also announced the launch of the #FacesofFounders initiative — which is designed to give voice to entrepreneurs of different races, places and gender.

Jean’s post jumped out at me immediately, because it illustrated an essential, and often under-emphasized, point about diversifying the venture capital ecosystem — it really is good for everybody!

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Originally published March 14, 2017.