Building the tech ecosystem Black founders deserve.
Brixton, England
Joined April 2021
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Black Seed retweeted
Black Seed: Pioneering Venture Capital Firm Aims to Create Black Silicon Valley in Brixton
@BlackSeedVC
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Black Seed retweeted
"We started @BlackSeedVC as a response to the fact that #Blackfounders in the UK are over-mentored and #underfunded."
We spoke to Cyril Lutterodt, Karl Lokko, and Yvonne Nagawa about the new #seedfund designed for Black founders, by #Blackinvestors 🔥
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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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Black Seed retweeted
Brilliant communications from @BlackSeedVC here:
"You are more likely to contract skin cancer than receive funding for your business as a black founder in the UK"
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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 tcrn.ch/3X4AZFT via @techcrunch
Black Seed retweeted
News from across the pond: venture firm Black Seed raised £5 million to invest in Black founders. It's part of a growing trend of Black funds in the country, where such founders receive less than 0.3% of all VC funds.
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Brixton VC firm closes £5m seed fund for Black British founders.💡
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#blackfounders #investment #diversityandinclusion #entrepreneurship #UKtech
Black Seed retweeted
Investing in Black British entrepreneurs: Karl Lokko co-founder @BlackSeedVC tells @BloombergRadio about raising £5m for their initial fund. He tells me and @TomMackenzieTV it's the first of its kind, backed by @MandGInsights
Listen to how he did it:
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Great to be supported by an astounding team! 🫡
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Black Seed retweeted
Ready for a DEI deep dive?
Cyril Lutterodt, President & Managing Partner at
@BlackSeedVC encourages us to unleash the power of diversity by moving away from viewing DEI as a risk management exercise, and instead look at it as an alpha generating activity.
Black Seed retweeted
Venture firm Black Seed raises £5M inaugural fund to invest in Black founders tcrn.ch/3X3eGjY by @dominicmadori
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.
sifted.eu/articles/black-see…
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.
Black Seed retweeted
British early-stage venture firm @BlackSeedVC has raised £5 million ($6.2 million) as part of its inaugural fund to back Black founders in the country.
Via @TechCrunch.
techcrunch.com/2023/06/12/ve…
Black Seed retweeted
Huge congratulations & admiration for @BlackSeedVC, @KarlLokko, Cyril Lutterodt & Yvonne Nagawa for raising £5m to invest in & empower black founders! 😊💯✨
Venture firm Black Seed raises £5M inaugural fund to invest in Black founders tcrn.ch/3X3eGjY by @dominicmadori