HBCUvc Welcomes Its 2023 Class of Venture Capital Fellows
In collaboration with 26 partnering host VC firms, we proudly announce our 2023 class of HBCUvc Fellows. This year, 35 students and recent alumni from more than 20 colleges and universities will join our ecosystem as part of our Fellowship Program, providing each Fellow with immersive training and foundational venture capital knowledge. In addition to their hands-on summer internship experience, our 2023 HBCUvc Fellows will have access to networking, professional development, and mentoring opportunities across our community of 600+ strong, consisting of Senior Fellows, firm partners, investors, and industry experts.
Since our inaugural class in 2018, our network of aspiring investors and entrepreneurs has grown exponentially across several city-based cohorts, including Birmingham, San Francisco, and our partnerships with 50 South Capital in Chicago, as well as Pledge LA and The Annenberg Foundation in Los Angeles. This year’s class features passionate and talented professionals who bring a wealth of experiences and perspectives to the rapidly changing worlds of tech entrepreneurship and venture capital. We’re proud to welcome these professionals into the fold of our ecosystem as they represent more than 15 colleges/universities, including eight HBCUs like Johnson C. Smith University, Morehouse College, Howard University, and for the first time, Paul Quinn College and Dillard University.
Ahead of their 10-week paid internship, they will join us for a three-day, in-person New Fellows Retreat hosted by Atento Capital in Tulsa, OK, as well as other programming and events to meet and engage with past cohorts and VC experts.
Join us in congratulating our newest cohort of HBCUvc Fellows and learn more about them below.
Aliya Lakhani
University of California, Los Angeles and Johns Hopkins University
Interning with Supply Change Capital
Alliyah Gary
Howard University and Harvard Business School
Interning with Lux Capital
Amin Elamin
Yale University and University of Maryland
Interning with American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Anthony Doe
The University of Texas at Austin
Interning with Touchdown Ventures
Austin Little
Morehouse College
Interning with Redpoint Ventures
Ayodeji Babatunde
Georgia State University
Interning with Munich Re Ventures
Brandon Best
Columbia University in the City of New York and Boston University
Interning with OCA Ventures
Bryan Duncan
Morehouse College
Interning with Toyota Ventures
Chris Musoke
Purdue University
Interning with the University System of Maryland — Maryland Momentum Fund
Colby Prince
Morehouse College
Interning with Squadra
Dailen Whiten
Howard University
Interning with 50 South Capital
Devaughn Blackburn
Howard University
Interning with Latimer Ventures
Devon Dudley
Morehouse College and Boston University
Interning with Bloomberg Beta
Diamonde Henderson
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Interning with Sixty8 Capital
Ebony Bogui-Akinyi
North Carolina A&T State University
Interning with Techstars
Ebun Oni
Morgan State University and Columbia University in the City of New York
Interning with Avivar Capital
Ericka Drinker
Paul Quinn College
Interning with Energy Impact Partners LP
Ericka Kamanou-Tenta
New York University
Interning with Listen Ventures
Gabon Williams
Johnson C. Smith University and University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Interning with Capitalize VC
Grace Sanders
University of Michigan
Interning with Black Tech Nation Ventures
Halle Abraham
University of Pennsylvania and The Wharton School
Interning with Obvious Ventures
Hugo Mkhize
University of California, San Diego
Interning with Toyota Ventures
Ishmael Qawiy
Florida A&M University and Rutgers University
Interning with Agent Capital
Javon Jones
Georgia State University
Interning with Bronze Valley
Justin Jones
Morehouse College and Columbia University in the City of New York
Interning with Atento Capital
Lawer Angmor-Teye
Delaware State University
Interning with Strategic Education Inc.
Leilani Moten
Morgan State University
Interning with Techstars
Lotanna Anozie
Howard University
Interning with Fearless Fund
Mathieu Davis
Harvard University and the University of Michigan
Interning with Black Tech Nation Ventures
Nassar Omar
Morehouse College and the University of Michigan
Interning with Collide Capital
Natalie Neptune
Penn State University
Interning at 7wire Ventures
Rashauna David
Hampton University
Interning at Zane Venture Fund
Ria Panjwani
Brown University
Interning at Buoyant Ventures
Tyra Gravesande
Spelman College
Interning at Atento Capital
Victoria Hardy
Dillard University
Interning at Advantage Capital
