Updated: June 13, 2026
Venture Capital Firm
Micro VC
Consumer
CPG / D2C
Backstage Capital
Founded 2015 · Los Angeles, USA
Backstage Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in new companies led by underrepresented founders.
Total investments
148
Successful exits
3
Funding raised
$36M
Number of funds
1
About the program
Program type
Description
Founded by Arlan Hamilton while homeless, it requires one founder be a woman, person of color, or LGBTQ, treats capital allocation as activism, and argues underestimated founders are mispriced assets create alpha.
Founded2015
Location
Countries invested
Program details
Diversity focus
Investment offer
Can lead rounds
No
Details
Avg Check: $50K ·