Monique Woodard

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Monique Woodard

Country

United States

Occupation

Business

Description

Founder of her venture capital firm Cake Ventures. Formerly with venture fund and accelerator 500 Startups and championed underrepresented founders, investing in black-owned businesses such as media startup Blavity and legal tech company Court Buddy. From 2016 to 2018, Woodard led a $25 million microfund at 500 Startups that focused on investing in pre-seed and seed-stage startups helmed by black and Latino founders. Previously cofounded a network of black tech entrepreneurs, Black Founders.

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Further Reading/Research

• https://www.monique.vc/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquewoodard/
• https://medium.com/@MoniqueWoodard/swimming-through-the-chasm-1a93374eeb76
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUr53dWK_kU

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