H360 Capital
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Led By: Hezekiah Griggs III
Portfolio: unknown
About: H360 Capital is an angel venture capital firm based in Charlotte. The firm invests in early stage start-ups with market-disrupting ideas. Innovation is considered key to H360’s investments, as they are typically new ideas that either change a market, or create one.
Syncom Venture Partners
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Led By: Terry L. Jones
Portfolio: AppTap, LikeList, DubMeNow, Heatwave Interactive, Indoor Direct
About: SYNCOM is the leading venture capital firm primarily focused on early to mid-stage investments in underserved segments of the media and communications industry. SYNCOM pioneered this investment strategy beginning in 1977 and has been involved in the creation of many of the most successful and visible African-American- and Hispanic-owned media and communications companies over the last 30 years including BET, Radio One, XM Satellite Radio, Z-Spanish Radio Network, Buenavision Cable, District Cablevision, El Dorado Communications and Pueblo Broadcasting.
Valencia Ventures
Location: Oakland, California
Led By: Stephan Adams
Portfolio: EverLoop
About: Valencia Ventures provides venture capital to burgeoning information technology companies with exceptional business models. The company focuses on minority- and women-founded and managed companies located in or relocating to the Western United States.