Date
Monday, 09 Nov 2020 6:00 PM
THIS IS A FREE EVENT – PLEASE FINISH YOUR RSVP IN THE LINK BELOW
Raising capital is incredibly difficult, time consuming, and stress inducing, then you layer on the fact that minorities are receiving a fraction of that capital. In fact, LGBTQ founders only make up 1% of venture deals received annually. What’s being done about? Join us for a talk with Densil R. Porteous who is bringing new leadership and focus to this initiative as CEO of Pride Fund 1.
Agenda
6:00 PM: Welcome and introductions
6:05 PM: Chat with Densil
6:55 PM: Q & A
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Company
Pride Fund 1 (https://loud.vc/pride-fund/)
Pride Fund 1 is an early-stage and growth venture capital fund with an aim to empower a generation of LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs to pursue and obtain their “passion” of owning and operating their own business.
Speaker
Densil Porteous – Pride Fund 1 (CEO)
Densil R. Porteous is CEO of Pride Fund 1 and Founder/Chief Strategist at DePorteous Consulting. Densil, who identifies as gay, has served in executive leadership roles on several local, regional, and national boards while having had a notable career in education administration.
Host
Lucas La Tour – AWH (Business Development)
Lucas La Tour is a life-long learner with passion at the intersection of business development and technology.
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Global Partner
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Presenting
Dickinson Wright (http://www.dickinson-wright.com/)
Dickinson Wright is a growing, full-service law firm of experienced, creative, diverse and dedicated legal professionals. Our lawyers are respected by their peers, honored by industry endorsements and recognized through significant appointments to bar associations and the judiciary system. But, the most important thing to us is the respect we’ve earned from our clients. For more than 137 years, we’ve put our clients first.
Partner
AWH (http://www.awh.net)
An elite team of product creators and data problem solvers.
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THIS IS A FREE EVENT – PLEASE FINISH YOUR RSVP IN THE LINK BELOW
