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This is a must-read, a powerful Observer article by Roy Swan of the Ford Foundation on #PatrioticCapitalism. Note that this approach can be replicated outside of the US 🇺🇸 #economicopportunity #prosperity 🌈

Today marks an important inflection point in Esusu's history as the company unveils Esusu 2.0, their reimagined brand identity centered on the theme of Unlock Tomorrow. As a proud investor, The Equity Alliance is proud to be on this journey with Wemimo Abbey, Samir Goel, and the entire Esusu team. The Esusu journey keeps getting more exciting, and we look forward to the impact this next chapter brings. 🌈

Calling all LPs and Emerging Managers! 📢 Are you going to New York Tech Week? Join us on June 6th from 5:30 - 8PM in Midtown! 🏙 Chasing Rainbows is hosting an LP Perspectives for #EmergingManagers panel in partnership with StartOut and Lowenstein Sandler LLP—special thanks to our sponsor, Mercury. We have stellar panelists who will discuss what the market looks like for those raising their first funds. What do closing timelines look like? How can you really "wow" an LP? What types of LPs are liquid and willing to invest in the emerging manager ecosystem? Our panel includes: Daria Siegel, Vice President of Initiatives, New York City Economic Development Corporation Jeremy Cantor, Associate, Lowenstein Sandler Maegan Moore, Executive Director, Catalyze Claude Grunitzky, CEO and Managing Partner, The Equity Alliance Lowenstein Sandler's Latoya Bethune will moderate with hard-hitting questions 😎! Our RSVP guest list is stacked with amazing LPs and top-tier emerging managers. We hope to see you there! hashtag #NYTW #LimitedPartners #EmergingManagers #VentureCapital https://lu.ma/0k859s4x

The amazing 🤩 Katie Shea of Divergent Capital has just made the list!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Congrats to Kara Egan, Avnesh Thakor and the Teal Health team! Just a few days ago, they announced their clinical trial completed enrollment in record time AND due to the strength of their midpoint data, they have been granted FDA Breakthrough Designation! This means they will receive priority review of their at-home cervical cancer screening device when they submit their final data to the FDA. In a deal led by Adrienne Rees with support from Adam Kiki-Charles, The Equity Alliance invested in Teal Health a few months ago 🌟🌟 Read more here

Today, Supply Change Capital published their 2023 Impact Report. As an early-stage #venturecapital firm investing in healthier and regenerative food & ag systems for people and the planet, their investments focus on businesses that are both venture-scalable and impact-centered. It’s inspiring to see a Fund I lead with such a thoughtful approach to evaluating, tracking and reporting on their portfolio’s impact. And, to openly share their frameworks and tools with the community. The 2023 report includes: - The Supply Change Capital Theory of Change - How they invest with a lens for impact - A portfolio-level view of their impact-orientation  - Case studies on their portfolio's work and progress - The tools they have developed to support their impact process (which you can also download!) See the full report: bit.ly/SCCImpact2023 Noramay Cadena Shayna Harris Supply Change Capital #ImpactReport #EarthDay #WomeninVC #FoodAndAgriculture #FoodTech

This team is just the best of the best 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Congratulations Sean Mendy, Ian Beadle, Will Bumpus, and Danae Sterental. We at The Equity Alliance are proud to be on this journey with you all. You were and always will be the very first #venturecapital fund we invested in. Here's to many decades of collaboration! The best is yet to come 🌈

Hello hello, if any of you are in NYC on March 26th, our CEO and Managing Partner Claude Grunitzky will speak at an event we are organizing with our partner Carta about the work we do at The Equity Alliance, specifically how we build relationships and fundraise in our #venturecapital industry 🌟 Click on the link below, to register 🌈

This is the season to be grateful for all the accolades we've been earning as a team at The Equity Alliance 🥇It's just wonderful for Claude Grunitzky to be recognized by Vishal Persaud and the Business Insider editorial team as "one of the 58 Black investors changing the #venturecapital industry" -> Here's to more #vcfunding for underrepresented #VC fund managers and founders!

It's been a while. Happy new year everyone! 🎈 We’re excited to announce that Adam Kiki-Charles has been promoted to Partner at The Equity Alliance 🥇 Adam joined The Equity Alliance shortly after we launched and quickly became a key member of our team. Adam has a passion for healthcare, and he loves ventures where healthcare intersects with technology. Prior to The Equity Alliance, Adam gained experience in VC as a Scout for VamosVentures, Fellow for Alumni Ventures Group, and Venture Architect Intern at BCG Digital Ventures, the corporate investment and incubation arm of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Consulting Group. Adam started his career at Epic Systems, the electronic medical records software company. After leaving Epic, he worked as a field organizer on the 2012 Obama campaign and then as an assistant to Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code, during her 2013 run for New York City Public Advocate. He then returned to the healthcare industry and worked as a Senior Healthcare IT Consultant for seven years, specializing in the implementation and optimization of revenue cycle applications for major healthcare systems across the US. Adam holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a BA from Brown University.