Startup Renegades

Investing in Women of Color Who are Changing the World with Lisha Bell, Co-Founder at BLXVC

Shauna Armitage Episode 88

Lisha Bell is cofounder of BLXVC, an angel syndicate of moms funding Black and Brown founders. She is also the co-founder of the Women of Color Capital Collective, a women of color led group ensuring equitable distribution of capital  for women of color. She is the host of the Sisters with Ventures Podcast that aims to tell the stories of women in VC. Bell is also the deal flow lead for Pipeline Angels.

She has over 20 years of demonstrated technology innovation focused on digital money movement solutions and is currently at PayPal Ventures where she leads the Economic Opportunity Fund, the 100M investment into emerging fund managers.  

In this episode, you will hear:

  • Why VC wouldn’t let Lisha in and what she did about it
  • What founders should know about the shift in current valuations
  • Where we can go from here and what marginalized founders can do to get the funding they deserve

Connect with your host on Instagram at @shauna.armitage and listen to more Startup Renegade stories at www.startuprenegades.com