Fundraising Fox
BK-XL
AcceleratorBrooklyn · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked
Find your way into BK-XL
1,033 people in our graph share verified history with the BK-XL team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Investment thesis
BK-XL runs a ten-week accelerator program in Brooklyn dedicated to underrepresented founders. Participating startups gain access to early-stage venture financing on favorable terms, physical office space in Brooklyn, and ongoing mentorship and support from investors and operators tied to Blue Pool Capital, Udy Road Holdings, BSE Global, the Brooklyn Nets, and Barclays Center, along with an advisory council of leading venture capital firms. The program is powered by the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation's Social Justice Fund, emphasizing equitable access to capital and resources for founders from underrepresented backgrounds.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 4 of 6 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×2Consumer ×2Cloud Computing ×1Cybersecurity ×1Developer Tools ×1Direct to Consumer ×1EdTech ×1Enterprise Software ×1
Portfolio companies · 6 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeAfar Foods makes savory, vegan protein bars with global flavors, each with 10g of protein and 3g of sugar.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsGold House Ventures
Ambessa makes DIY educational kits for children to build themselves, starting with a DIY flashlight and with walkie-talkie, radio, and camera kits planned.
ConsumerEdTechHardware
Peepalytics offers a compliance-focused AI platform that ingests data from multiple sources (PDFs, databases, audio, video) and uses multiple cross-verifying AI agents and Graph-RAG to produce traceable, auditable insights without hallucinations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
MarabooUnnamed AI compute platform
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has BK-XL made?
- BK-XL has 6 tracked investments.
- What stage does BK-XL invest at?
- BK-XL invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is BK-XL's typical check size?
- BK-XL typically writes checks of $125K.
- What sectors does BK-XL focus on?
- BK-XL focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is BK-XL located?
- BK-XL is headquartered in Brooklyn, US.
- Does BK-XL lead rounds?
- BK-XL typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Images
Similar investors
AirTree Ventures runs Pathfinders, a free four-week in-person program in Sydney for young builders (high-school graduates up to age 23) to work on a real product, access the AirTree team and founders, and build a peer network.
.jpeg){kind=logo}
B Capital is a global investment firm backing early to late-stage technology innovators across technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors.
Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that backs technology startups.
CRV is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on those with deep conviction and unique insights.
Cherubic Ventures is known for investing before a startup even launches or reaches product-market fit, often as the first institutional investor, while also setting aside half of its latest fund for follow-on support all the way through pre-IPO; it was also one of the first venture firms to operate as a solo general partner and has grown into one of the largest funds run that way. Founded by Matt Cheng, who previously built two companies that each reached over $1 billion in public market value, the firm was designed from the start to invest across both the U.S. and Asia, backing early breakout companies in places like Croatia, Bangladesh, Japan, and Taiwan in addition to the U.S., with its Taipei roots still central to its identity alongside its Silicon Valley presence.