Keyona Meeks
Empowering Underrepresented Founders in Climatetech | General Partner at BlackTech Capital
7 yrs experience · <10 hrs/week
About
Keyona Meeks strengthens the pipeline of minority founders solving pressing sustainability challenges. She has directed over a million dollars in capital towards diverse, early-stage entrepreneurs and built scaling solutions from diverse changemakers. An experienced venture capitalist (currently as General Partner of BlackTech Capital) and advisor, Keyona empowers founders to build scalable, impact-driven companies. Her portfolio includes startups tackling challenges from climate change to renewable energy access. She provides hands-on guidance to entrepreneurs on iterating products for market success, as well as accelerators that are seeking to strengthen their programming and entrepreneurial curriculum. Keyona has partnered with organizations including the Hip-hop Caucus and Social Innovation Canada to increase investments into overlooked ecosystems. With on-the-ground experience with racial equity issues, she remains committed to closing the racial wealth gap and directing wealth, knowledge and connections to the global Black/African diaspora.
Education
- UC San DiegoInternational Business
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