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Kwame Anku

Chairman & CEO, Black Star Fund

About

Kwame Anku was personally recruited by Prince to develop the superstar's mobile app, which led to him becoming National Director of Strategic Development for the #YesWeCode initiative and being mentored by Prince—an unusually cultural entry point into venture capital. He was invited multiple times to the Obama White House to advise on youth tech inclusivity and computer education, positioning him as both a capital provider and national policy-adjacent practitioner on equity in innovation. Kwame Anku was personally recruited by Prince to develop the superstar's mobile app, which led to him becoming National Director of Strategic Development for the #YesWeCode initiative and being mentored by Prince—an unusually cultural entry point into venture capital. He was invited multiple times to the Obama White House to advise on youth tech inclusivity and computer education, positioning him as both a capital provider and national policy-adjacent practitioner on equity in innovation.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
CPG / D2C
Food
Ag
Health
Media
Diversity focus
Under-represented founders

Investment details

Avg check size$50K - $1M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
Africa
India
USA