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Melissa Bradley

Investor

Board Partner at Reign Ventures

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

Melissa Bradley is a General Partner at BEA Venture Fund and 1863 Venture Funds, focusing on investments in founders addressing wealth gaps. She is a two-time founder with exits and holds a faculty position at Georgetown University. Her background spans impact investing, venture capital, financial services, and social entrepreneurship across for-profit and nonprofit contexts.

Experience

  1. BEA Venture FundGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — present
  2. Nathan Cummings FoundationBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  3. Eat the ChangeBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. Sidecar Social FinanceCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
  5. Georgetown University McDonough School of BusinessProfessor of Practicecurrent2012 — presentWashington, DC
  6. 1863 VenturesManaging Partner2017 — 2024Washington, DC
  7. Small Business Administration’s Investment Capital Advisory Committee (ICAC)Advisory Council Member2023 — 2024
  8. Center For Black EntrepreneurshipFounding Director2021 — 2022Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  9. UreekaCo-Founder2019 — 2022Virtual
  10. Project 500Managing Director2016 — 2018Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  11. National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE)Co-Chair2016 — 2018U.S. Department of Commerce
  12. Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings InstitutionNon-Resident Fellow2015 — 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  13. The Kogod School of Business at American UniversityDirector, AU Center for Innovation in the Capital & Executive In Residence2015 — 2017Washington, DC
  14. Corporation for National and Community ServicePolitical Appointee2013 — 2015Washington, DC
  15. TidesCEO2010 — 2013San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Washington, DC
  16. New CapitalistManaging Director1999 — 2010Washington, DC
  17. Green For AllSenior Strategist, Capital Access Program2008 — 2010Oakland, CA
  18. CIT GAP FUNDSDirector, Investment Services2006 — 2008Herndon, Virginia

Skills & more

Early-Stage Startups1Executive Management1Entrepreneurship99Grant Writing20Due Diligence21Organizational Development11Start-ups99Strategic Partnerships20Public Speaking47Strategic Planning99Business Development66Venture Capital99
+12 moreInternational DevelopmentCorporate Social ResponsibilitySocial EntrepreneurshipInvestmentsManagementFundraisingProgram ManagementLeadershipNon-profitsPhilanthropyManagement ConsultingNonprofits

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Colleagues at Reign Ventures

Allison Paz
Investor at Reign Ventures
Clifford Schorer
Investor at Reign Ventures
Erica Duignan
General Partner at Reign Ventures
Erica Duignan Minnihan
Investor at Reign Ventures
Meli Chamorro
Investor at Reign Ventures
Monique Idlett
Investor at Reign Ventures
Monique Idlett-Mosley
Managing Partner at Reign Ventures
Rochelle Stewart
Investor at Reign Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Melissa Bradley?
Melissa Bradley is a General Partner at BEA Venture Fund and 1863 Venture Funds, focusing on investments in founders addressing wealth gaps. She is a two-time founder with exits and holds a faculty position at Georgetown University. Her background spans impact investing, venture capital, financial services, and social entrepreneurship across for-profit and nonprofit contexts.
Where does Melissa Bradley work?
Melissa Bradley is Board Partner at Reign Ventures.
Where did Melissa Bradley go to school?
Melissa Bradley studied at American University - Kogod School of Business (MBA, Marketing); Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (Bachelor of Science, Finance and Financial Management Services); Georgetown University (Bachelor of Science, Finance).

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Shared employers

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