Black Girl Ventures

At Black Girl Ventures (BGV), we create access to capital, capacity, and community for underrepresented women-identifying founders that enable business sustainability and create intergenerational wealth for a more equitable society. We were founded in 2016 by Serial Entrepreneur and Computer Scientist, Omi Bell. We have a passion for finding solutions to the unique challenges underrepresented women founders face in accessing social and financial capital to grow their businesses. We have funded over 450 women of color, held over 50 BGV Pitch Programs across 15 cities, and served over 10,000 founders. Our pitch alumni are collectively generating over $10M in revenue and supporting over 3,000 jobs. We currently have four signature programs (BGV Pitch, BGV NextGen, BGV Emerging Leaders Fellowship and BGV Pull Up & Pitch) and is now the largest ecosystem builder for underrepresented women founders on the East Coast.