One of Jamaicas Few VC Firms Was Recently Launched By A Black Woman

Essence Magazine:

By Jasmine Browley· Updated December 1, 2022

At least 627 venture-capital firms are majority-owned by women and/or ethnic minorities in the United States as of last year.

Now, according to a recent announcement, Jamaica is joining that list as well.

Black Pearl Global Investments (BPGI), an asset management firm headed by Dr. Dr. Shante Williams, marks the first VF-firm in the Caribbean country that’s led by a Black woman.

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