Analysis

March 17, 2019

Where are all the UK's black VCs?

There are fewer than 20 black people in decision-making roles in VC firms in the UK. Here's how they plan to increase that number.


Amy Lewin

5 min read

Most of the UK's black VC community. Credit: Ella Wales Bonner @ella_wb

Last Thursday, a quite remarkable thing happened: almost all of the UK’s black VCs gathered for breakfast. And everyone fitted into a corner of a café in Soho, London.

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Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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