How many investments has Black Star made?

Black Star has 10 tracked investments.

What stage does Black Star invest at?

Black Star invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.

What is Black Star's typical check size?

Black Star typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.

What sectors does Black Star focus on?

Black Star focuses on Consumer, Media & Entertainment, Sector Agnostic.

Where is Black Star located?

Black Star is headquartered in Sacramento, US.

Does Black Star lead rounds?

Black Star typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Black Star

Venture capital

Sacramento · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Black Star Fund is a Black-led venture capital firm focused primarily on backing Black founders. It invests in innovators who view new enterprise as a path to a more abundant, balanced, and productive world. The firm emphasizes diversity and inclusion, with a majority of capital deployed to Black women and gender parity across its portfolio, which spans technology, consumer goods, media and entertainment, and other sectors.

Invests inConsumer Media & EntertainmentSector AgnosticSacramento United States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Seed

Check

$50K – $1M

Sacramento, California, US

Leads rounds

Follows

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2021

AUM

$12M

Tracked investments

Team · 5 people

from the firm's website

Alex Gill· Head of Growth Strategy· New York, NY

Head of Growth Strategy who develops growth opportunities for portfolio companies and the fund. She previously led the fund's Portfolio Management team and was a consultant at Bain & Company.

Jerome Fulton Jr.· Summer Associate· Boston, Massachusetts

Summer Associate and second-year Harvard Business School MBA candidate from Miami. He previously held management consulting roles at Deloitte Consulting and EY.

Kwame Anku· Chairman & CEO· Greater Sacramentoin 𝕏

Kwame Anku, recruited and mentored by Prince to build his mobile app, became National Director of #YesWeCode and invited multiple times to the Obama White House on youth tech equity.

Sarah Lynn· Head of Operations· Dallas, TX

Head of Operations who designs and implements the fund's daily policies and procedures, previously serving as Chief of Staff. She spent twelve years in events, most recently as a Senior Conference Events Programmer at SXSW.

Temi Olonilua· Summer Associate· Boston, Massachusetts

Summer Associate and second-year Harvard Business School MBA candidate and Toigo Foundation Fellow. She previously spent five years leading engineering and operations teams at Con Edison.

What they invest in

from 7 of 20 portfolio companies

Direct to Consumer ×3Consumer ×2Creator Economy ×2Hardware ×2Crypto & Web3 ×1Digital Health ×1E-commerce ×1Fintech ×1

HQs:United States×7

Investments · 20 tracked

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Acclinate

Actively Blackactivelyblack.com in

Actively Black is a direct-to-consumer athletic apparel brand selling clothing and accessories such as shirts and gym bags.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsNew Voices

AYO Foodsayo-foods.com

Bandwagon

Bandwagonfanclubbandwagonfanclub.com

Greenville, US

HAROLD HUGHES(Executive Officer)Hampton Smith, Ph.D.(Founder)inARSHAD SYED(Executive Officer)SAMOTRIA HOLMES(Executive Officer)GREG SMITH(Director)

BoardKWAME ANKU(Director)in

Co-investorsBackstage Capital

CEEKceek.io 𝕏

CEEK is a blockchain-based platform that turns creators' videos, music, posts and digital art into tokenized digital assets that can be streamed, sold, licensed and traded across VR, AR, mobile, desktop and smart TVs.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment

Mary S.(Founder)in

Co-investorsPortfolia

CEEK Metaverse

Drugviuviuhealth.com in 𝕏

ViuHealth provides 24/7 access to mental health care through a team of licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessChicago, US

Co-investorsTechstars

Mixtrozmixtroz.com in

A software platform that increases peer-to-peer engagement and collects data at live and virtual events through real-time matching and surveying.

Birmingham, US

Ashlee Ammons(Executive Officer, Director)Kerry Schrader(Executive Officer, Director)Kerry Schrader, MBA(Founder)in

Co-investorsBackstage Capital

Partake

Partake Foodspartakefoods.com

Partake Foods makes allergy-friendly cookies and snacks designed for people with dietary restrictions including common allergens like peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish.

Direct to ConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

Denise Woodard(Sole manager.)

Co-investorsBackstage Capital Cleveland Avenue Fourward Ventures Gold House Ventures Portfolia Wellness Ventures +5 more

Reviverreviver.com in 𝕏

Reviver makes RPLATE, a digital license plate for vehicles, sold to consumers and through dealership partners.

HardwareIoTMobility & TransportationGranite Bay, US

ANDREW IORGULESCU(Director)NEVILLE BOSTON(Executive Officer, Director)ERNST LIEB(Director)SIMON SZEWACH(Director)

BoardNICHOLAS BRATHWAITE(Director)

Co-investorsCelesta Capital Celesta Capital Moneta Ventures WRV

Take Back The Mic Studios

Tbtmtbtm.app

Co-investorsAdaverse Astia MaC Venture Capital

The MOST

Themostcurlsthemostcurls.co

THE MOST builds hair-care tools and products designed for people with textured and natural hair, including devices like a Sonic Detangling Brush and moisturizing serums and oils.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardware

Dawn Myers(Founder)

Unknown

ViuHealth

New York, US

Kwaku Owusu(Executive Officer, Director)Marcus Whitney(Director)Melanie Igwe(Executive Officer, Director)Emily Zhen(Director)

Vurplevurple.org

win-wintrywinwin.com in

Win-Win is a platform that hosts prediction tournaments hosted by influencers and celebrities where participants predict outcomes of matchups, make charitable donations, and compete for prizes while supporting nonprofit causes.

Creator EconomyFintechImpact & Social GoodSocial

Michael Tauiliili-BrownMike T. Brown

Co-investors500 Global Backstage Capital Duke Capital Partners

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

e.l.f. Cosmetics Answers Community Demand with the Return of Pickle-Inspired Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balms

Reviver · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 19, 2026

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Black Star made?: Black Star has 10 tracked investments.
What stage does Black Star invest at?: Black Star invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Black Star's typical check size?: Black Star typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.
What sectors does Black Star focus on?: Black Star focuses on Consumer, Media & Entertainment, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Black Star located?: Black Star is headquartered in Sacramento, US.
Does Black Star lead rounds?: Black Star typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

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