Candice Brackeen
InvestorGeneral Partner at Lightship Capital
Cincinnati, Ohio
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
About
General Partner of Lightship, the Cincinnati-based venture capital fund supporting underrepresented, early-stage, transformational businesses.
Experience
- Lightship CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2020 — presentCincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Lightship FoundationChief Executive Officercurrent2017 — presentCincinnati, Ohio
- Howard UniversityVisiting Professor2024Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- GANAdvisory Board Member2019 — 2022Greater Denver Area
- Beech Acres Parenting CenterMember Board of Directors2015 — 2018Cincinnati, OH
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel4Microsoft Office3Public Speaking18Leadership1Management1Strategic Planning1Data Analysis5Teaching3Social Media Strategist3Social Media Marketing44Fitness Training4Social Media Consulting1
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SEOPersonal TrainingEntrepreneurshipBrand DevelopmentSmall BusinessTrainingCreative DirectionSocial MediaSocial NetworkingMarketingEvent PlanningMarketing StrategyFrom Candice's professional profile.
Colleagues at Lightship Capital
Network1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Candice Brackeen?
- General Partner of Lightship, the Cincinnati-based venture capital fund supporting underrepresented, early-stage, transformational businesses.
- Where does Candice Brackeen work?
- Candice Brackeen is General Partner at Lightship Capital.
- What check size does Candice Brackeen write?
- Candice Brackeen typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- Where did Candice Brackeen go to school?
- Candice Brackeen studied at University of Cincinnati (BA, Economics).
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Also attended University of Cincinnati47
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lightship Foundation3
Also worked at Howard University11
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Also worked at GAN10
JulianDirector, Pipeline Management at Denver VenturesKuba SoltysiakDirector at Canadian Business Growth FundCandice MatthewsCEO at Lightship CapitalPatrick RileyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GAN VenturesRamez El-SerafyCEO at Flat6LabsReilly FlynnCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GAN Ventures
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