Fifteen Percent Pledge founder launches a VC fund for Black founders (exclusive)

Black founders receive only 1% of all VC capital. The new Parity fund wants to change that.

A decade ago, Aurora James, founder of the luxury shoe label Brother Vellies, was eager to grow her nascent business. She needed a cash infusion to expand production and create a more robust website. But as a Black woman, it wasn’t easy to secure funds.

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