Venture to Learn
april 25-26, 2025
Bringing together founders, investors, and ecosystem builders to foster community around profitable entrepreneurship
opening reception
Friday April, 25th
5:30pm - 7:30pm
MORNING KEYNOTE: Entrepreneurial While Black
9:30am - 10:00am
2024’s agenda
Gary Stewart
Gary Stewart
Managing Director at Techstars NYC
The Black VC Journey 10:00am - 11:00am
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Christian McKenzie
Investor at Cap Table Coalition
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Abdul Abdirahman
Principal at F-Prime Capital
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Sherrise Pond
Investor at Anthemis Group
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Clarence Bethea
EIR and Investor at True Ventures
Harnessing Black Ingenuity
(Founder Panel)
11:10am - 12:00pm
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Ciara Imani May
Founder at Rebundle
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Malcolm-Wiley Floyd
Co-founder at Stairs Financial
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Daryl Holman
Founder at Revival
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Yaw Owusu-Boahen
Founder at ajuma
lunch from sandra’s next generation
12:10pm - 1:00pm
Accelerating Growth (Ecosystem Panel)
1:10pm - 1:55pm
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Marie Rocha
Co-founder at Realist Labs
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Abiodun Johnson
Co-founder at Black Men Talk Tech
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Amber Quiñones
Principal at Stray Works
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Arthur Thomas III
Director at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Building a Start Up
(Venture Support Roles Panel)
2:00pm - 2:45pm
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Jemimah Orevaoghene
VC Director at Morgan Stanley
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Ernest Addison
Associate at Boldstart Ventures
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Adeyoola Adeniji
Associate at LRVHealth
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Abraham Williamson
Chief Legal Officer at Simply Global Inc
$20,000 pitch competition finalists
2:55pm - 4:00pm
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Aasiyah Abdulsalam
Founder at The Renatural
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Oyebade Adepegba & Daniel Jayeoba
Co-founders at Guideli
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Sabrina Lamb
Founder at Wekeza
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Josh Blackwell
Founder at BLCK UNICRN
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Courtney Pettway
Co-founder at KidVestors
$20,000 pitch competition judges
2:55pm - 4:00pm
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Darrel Frater
Senior Associate at Serac Ventures
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Sherisse Pond
Investor at Anthemis Group
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Navi Singh
Investor at Sinai Partners
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Chi Achebe
Founder & Managing Partner at Achebe Capital
Fireside Chat with Andre Swanston: Charting the Path Forward
4:10pm - 4:45pm
Andre Swanston
Andre Swanston
CEO & Chairman at Swanston Labs
Our Host
Frank E Brady
The Location - yale school of management
The Yale School of Management (SOM) is the graduate business school of Yale University located in New Haven, Connecticut
41.3153° N
72.9206° W
2023 conference
