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
Education
- University of CincinnatiBA, Economics1998 — 2004
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.
Same school
Also attended University of Cincinnati27
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalDavid MollerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm VenturesNeil ChatterjeeAdvisor, Former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) at Overture ClimateBrian SmithManaging Director at S3 VenturesDave SchallerPartner at Delta-v Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lightship Foundation1
Also worked at Howard University8
Troy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCOJudith KorantengLegal at MicrotractionMark GrovicInvestor at New Markets Venture PartnersMarjorie KingDirector of Platform & Operations at Aperture Venture CapitalJaisa GoodenVenture Partner at NOEMIS VenturesFanta TraoreSenior Associate at Seedstars Africa Ventures
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Also worked at GAN7
JulianDirector, Pipeline Management at Denver VenturesPatrick RileyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GAN VenturesRamez El-SerafyCEO at Flat6LabsReilly FlynnCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GAN VenturesJim JenManaging Director at Innovation WorksAdrián GarcíaManaging Partner at Carao Ventures
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Colleagues at Lightship Capital
Network1
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