Lockstep Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · Seed · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Sub-$50M fund backing founders of color and startups tackling racial disparities (health, wealth, education, justice), with founders including CPG marketer B. Bonin Bough and Marcus Glover, core fair‑chance hiring.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
Marcus Glover pairs Global Creative Director/CMO pedigree and a top-three Super Bowl commercial credit with reimagining equity for Black America, teaching incarcerated people yoga and serving on Defy Ventures' board.
Bonin Bough combines Fortune‑50 C‑suite leadership and LeBron‑picked on‑air entrepreneur evaluation with a mission to close racial wealth gap through education, criminal justice, healthcare and financial literacy, targeting 20–25x returns.
Michael Loeb turned being fired from Time Inc. into selling Synapse, runs a company‑factory that co‑builds startups with comeback founders, and co‑founded a vehicle to back primarily Black founders.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Lockstep Ventures invest at?
- Lockstep Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What is Lockstep Ventures's typical check size?
- Lockstep Ventures typically writes checks of $25K – $100K.
- Where is Lockstep Ventures located?
- Lockstep Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Lockstep Ventures lead rounds?
- Lockstep Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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