Democratizing Investment Opportunities

From fund managers and accredited investors to startup founders and their boards, diversity has been severely lacking in the venture capital community since inception. As a result, the US has lost billions of dollars of untapped economic opportunity and sidelined immense amounts of valuable human capital.In this episode, Mariah Lichtenstern, Emerging Manager and Founding Partner of DiverseCity Ventures, joins us to talk about the work she has done over the course of her career and, more recently as an Aspen Tech Policy fellow, to address these challenges around equitable access to capital. This episode is packed full of information and resources and infused with Mariah’s positive, empowering and solution-oriented approach to creating a better future. Her message of “diversity includes you” provides space for us all to come together and build companies and communities that embrace diverse perspectives and truly create a rising tide that lifts all boats.Learn more about the issues and sign the opportunity pledge at Techfundingequity.com.If you would like to learn more about Mariah Lichtenstern, visit her websites and social media below to be inspired!  https://www.diversecityv.com/ https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/team/mariah-lichtenstern/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahlichtenstern https://twitter.com/lightedstar If this episode inspires you to be part of the movement, and you believe, like me, that entrepreneurs are the answer to our future, message me so we can join forces to support building truly great companies in our region. Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCom_...  -  Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur that has experience growing companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is currently the CDO and founder of HaneyBiz  -  Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarkhaney  Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarkhaney  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markehaney  Website: http://haneybiz.com  Audio Boom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5005273  Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarkhaney