1863 Ventures

http://1863ventures.net/

Last activity: 01.11.2024

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1863™ bridges entrepreneurship and racial equity to accelerate new majority entrepreneurs from high potential to high growth.

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Location

United States, District of Columbia, Washington

Employees

1-10

Founded date

2018

Mentions in press and media 16

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Oct 20, 2021	What’s next for impact investing? VCs talk non-traditional funding, ESG and big tech	If you’ve been a little more concerned about where exactly your dollars go over the past 18 months, it’s not just you. Founders, investors and venture capitalists alike have been putting more money towards startups that invest in the greate...
Sep 27, 2021	Resource Roundup: DC technologists and entrepreneurs can get a leg up with these programs this fall	This is Resource Roundup, a look at open applications for business and career-building programs, funding and other opportunities around the region. Want to share a new resource for entrepreneurs and technologists? Email us at [email protected]...
Jul 7, 2021	Heads up: 1863 Ventures still has $5K grants available for Black and Latinx founders	Good news for founders looking to make a splash this summer: 1863 Ventures has grants available for Black and Latinx founders building businesses in the DMV. ICYMI, back in February the incubator launched its 3Rs program—which stands for re...
May 24, 2021	RealLIST Connectors 2021: Meet 20 people making sure DC’s tech community sticks together	In a year where we were torn apart from, well, virtually anyone who didn’t live within our immediate household, connections were more important than ever. Beyond only seeing others via computer screen, it meant no accidental bump-ins or net...
May 8, 2021	Meet The Entrepreneur Disrupting The Femcare Space	After finding success in her online business, Gayneté Jones made the decision to start a product-based business by introducing a new menstrual cup, just in time for Women’s Health Month.
Mar 17, 2021	How One Startup Is Delivering Mentoring And Coaching To Women And BIPOC Entrepreneurs At Scale	Melissa Bradley, cofounder at Ureeka (top row center) and the teamArt Stevens
Mar 3, 2021	1863 Ventures, Leading Incubator of Black and Brown Entrepreneurs, Launches 3Rs Business Development Program	WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 3, 2021-- 1863 Ventures, the DC based, #1 national business development non-profit for New Majority Entrepreneurs – individuals that have been historically marginalized - has launched 3Rs (Recovery, Rebuild,...
Feb 24, 2021	Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship Celebrates Black History Month By Supporting Minority-Owned Businesses Impacted by Covid-19	Women's Center for Entrepreneurship "We want the Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship to be a go-to resource for minority-owned businesses, solopreneurs and BIPOC entrepreneurs who are struggling during the Covid crisis." CHATHAM, ...
Feb 11, 2021	Why 1863 Ventures picked GOODProjects cofounder Daniel Wright as its first COO	1863 Ventures has named GOODProjects cofounder Daniel Wright as its first-ever chief operating officer. Wright joins the business development org as it recently set ambitious goals to generating $100 billion in new wealth by and for “new ma...
Dec 10, 2020	51 VCs Who Want To Invest In Women, Black And Latinx, And LGBTQ+ Founders	Erica Chidi, co-founder and chief executive officer of Loom, speaks during the 2020 Makers ... [+] Conference in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. The event gathers industry leading females for roundtable discussio...
Dec 3, 2020	Events Roundup: Don’t miss 2Gether-International’s pitch event this evening	Events Roundup is a Technical.ly column in which we highlight events happening in the D.C. area each month. Got a submission? Email us at [email protected] so we can consider it for our next roundup. 2Gether-International, a nonprofit on a mi...
Aug 9, 2019	From Politics to Life Sciences, D.C.’s a Beacon for Inclusive Innovation	Washington, D.C.’s origins as a political hub began 229 years ago when it became the capital of the United States of America to bridge the gap between the south and the north as a compromise. Today, Washington, D.C. is on its way to becomin...
Apr 1, 2019	1863 Ventures is looking for the next cohort of its Emerge Tech accelerator program	1863 Ventures is looking for the next cohort of businesses for its Emerge Tech spring 2019 accelerator program. The free accelerator for New Majority, tech-enabled businesses is a five-week pre-seed program focusing on six key areas: Brand ...
Mar 28, 2019	Female tech founders in DC received only 4.7% of VC funding in 2018	It’s no secret that female-founded companies aren’t getting the venture capital funding that they need, but consider that only 2.2 percent of venture capital went to all female-founded companies in the U.S. in 2018. That means that roughly ...
Mar 18, 2019	KnoNap took home the top prize at HERImpact DC’s first Social Enterprise Pitch Competition	Three women social entrepreneurs won big at a pitch competition hosted by Ford Motor Company Fund (Ford Fund) and 1863 Ventures this past weekend. After some intensive coaching, mentoring and training, 14 women competed for $50,000 in cash ...

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FAQ about 1863 Ventures

When was 1863 Ventures founded?

1863 Ventures was founded in 2018.

What has the press written about 1863 Ventures?

Parsers VC has collected 16 articles mentioning 1863 Ventures, among them “What’s next for impact investing? VCs talk non-traditional funding, ESG and big tech” (Oct 20, 2021) and “Resource Roundup: DC technologists and entrepreneurs can get a leg up with these programs this fall” (Sep 27, 2021).

Is 1863 Ventures still active?

Yes, 1863 Ventures is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 1, 2024.