New Voices Fund

What is New Voices Fund?

New Voices Fund is a venture capital firm specializing in culturally relevant, purpose-driven brands with an aim to serve the New General Market.

They focus on investing in visionary leaders behind disruptive brands across a range of industries, including Software (Web Marketplace, SaaS), Media, Retail & E-Commerce, Cosmetics & Fashion, Entertainment & Sports, HealthTech & Fitness, Food & Beverage, Local Commerce, Healthcare & Wellness, and Consumer.

With a fund specializing in Pre-Seed to Series B stages and assets under management of $20 million, they support early-stage companies by investing between $100,000 and $1,000,000, with a sweet spot of $500,000. They emphasize brands that go beyond serving specific communities to cater to the universal needs of today's intertwined and diverse consumer base.

The fund leverages an extensive ecosystem to enhance the likelihood of success for the brands they back, nurturing a rich tapestry of needs through inclusive approaches. The New Voices Fund team brings together over 100 years of collective experience in consumer industry operations and investment, providing deep expertise through its managing and operating partners.

By investing in companies like Actively Black, Alaffia, Alodia, Beauty Bakerie, Big Dave's Cheesesteaks, and many others, they demonstrate a commitment to adding co-created value throughout their partnership with founders, ushering them into what they refer to as the 'Family.' The New Voices Fund operates with a philosophy that brands addressing the needs of the New General Market will emerge as tomorrow's category leaders, transcending traditional market segmentations in favor of inclusivity.

What they say:

We partner with diverse entrepreneurs to foster business growth.

What we look for: We invest in scalable and sustainable businesses led by entrepreneurs of color, creating generational wealth.