GP @CollideCapital | Co-Founder @Blavity and @AfroTech | Poet @WriteBloody
Los Angeles, CA
Joined June 2011
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1/ Introducing @CollideCapital’s $66M Fund I! We provide institutional capital, community, support, and resources to the most deserving founders.
I want to express immense gratitude to those who have supported us throughout the years! #collideonpurpose
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So much poetry happenings within the next two days! Tonight our team heads to @UntitledOpenMic in Lowell, MA for a slam showdown against Mill City Speaks. Tomorrow we have an open mic featuring @PoetryAaron 💯 Don't miss it!
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Make Way: Our Student Initiative helps future trailblazers find support, mentorship and inspiration at WashU.
Read the story of Aaron Samuels, BSBA '11, now: fal.cn/3zxPv
#Olin #MakeWay #WashU
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Today Slang.ai emerges from stealth with $20M in funding from @homebrew (@satyap & Hunter) @Wing_VC (@ZacharyDeWitt ) @UnderscoreVC (@lilylyman) @Stage2Capital (@whatthedanheck @elizabethjcain) (@BHolls1 @PoetryAaron) @activecapitalvc (@patmatthews)!
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We're having a blast connecting with so many business owners and leaders of the community at @ACCNJ's Juneteenth Black Business Expo today!
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Aaron Samuels, BSBA ’11, defies labels. He's a spoken word artist, published poet, corporate strategist, entrepreneur. #WashU and the Ervin Scholars Program in many ways laid the foundation for his life. bit.ly/3BFFWer @PoetryAaron @Blavity @CollideCapital @WUSTLbusiness
ALT Dean James McLeod and Aaron Samuels at the 2011 Black Student Awards, later renamed the James E. McLeod Honors and Awards
ALT Aaron Samuels performs at WU-SLam Grand Slam 2010 in Edison Theater
ALT WashU Commencement 2011
Every step in my journey has led me toward #VC whether I knew it at the time or not. Had a great time discussing @CollideCapital, @AfroTech, @blavity, identity saliency, and more with @himinnie!
TY @DotLA for the feature & check out the podcast!
dot.la/collide-capital-aaron…
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Today, @PoetryAaron tells us about investing in intersectional founders, he explains what identity saliency is to @himinnie and he shares how he and @BHolls1 were able to parlay their scout investing into $66M @CollideCapital Fund I.
tenoneten.net/podcasts
Joined @jennkamara’s pod to discuss some of the most important topics to me:
1. Amplifying Black Millennials via @Blavity & @AfroTech
2. Investing in underrepresented founders & the launch of @CollideCapital
3. Our experiences as mixed kids & more
youtu.be/qJWfc_HN2K0
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On International Women's Day, we celebrate the trailblazing women of Collide Capital's portfolio.
These women-led companies are making waves in their ecosystems—and we can’t wait to see what they do next. 🎉
#CollideOnPurpose #IWD #IWD2023
💥 Looking for MBA fellows who are thinkers and doers for our Summer Fellowship program. Join the @CollideCapital team for 3 months of investing and operations experience this summer!
Apply today 👉 collide-capital.rippling-ats…
🎉I am so excited to announce Lauren Dupont is joining the @CollideCapital team, as the VP of Operations. We are thrilled to add her operational expertise and dedication to our team as well as her long history of building communities. Welcome Lauren! @BHolls1 #collideonpurpose
We are so excited to welcome Lauren Dupont to the Collide Capital team, as our VP of Operations.
She has an impressive career journey, leading large-scale ops to support company logistics and strategic growth. Welcome aboard, Lauren! #CollideOnPurpose #NewHire
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Waves have ripple effects, and #Providence-native @PoetryAaron is making his impact felt far beyond #RhodeIsland 🌊
As managing partner of @CollideCapital, Samuels has spent the past year backing over 40 companies, a majority of which are led by a Black, Latino or woman CEO.
Aaron Samuels is the managing partner of a Black-owned VC firm that was supported by Amazon, Alphabet and Twitter this year. bizjournals.com/rhodeisland/…
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🚨 Our Spring MBA Fellowship application is open!
Calling all MBAs who are curious about the VC industry and excited to grow with an emerging firm. Jump into the world of VC with this engaging and entrepreneurial program.
Apply today! buff.ly/3Uh2p8F #venturecapital
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#CollideCapital Managing Partner & Founder, @PoetryAaron, shares how his childhood experiences and poetry career influenced his path to entrepreneurship and empowering underserved, underrepresented communities.
@jewishinsider captures his journey here:
jewishinsider.com/2022/11/aa…
My poetry & spiritual communities have all converged to guide me on this journey of empowering underserved and entrepreneurs. Honored to be featured by @GSDeutch at @jewishinsider capturing my story as a Black Jewish poet, entrepreneur, and VC. ✊🏽✡️
jewishinsider.com/2022/11/aa…
That's a wrap on #AfroTech22.
As a founder of @AfroTech and @blavity, I am humbled to see the impact it has on so many professionals of color. It’s a privilege to share the stage and I'm honored
@BHolls1 and I got to celebrate the launch of @collidecapital in this space.
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“a single stick is easy to break but a bundle of sticks is unbreakable” - @PoetryAaron
major congrats to the @CollideCapital team for closing and launching their $66M fund tonight at #AfroTech22
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“…when we show up at #AfroTech22, our goal is for us to be reminded of our own collective strength 💪🏽.” -@PoetryAaron Collide Capital Founder
Accessing Capital Authentically Panel by @WeAreDivInc x @blavitydotorg
#CollideAtAfrotech #CollideOnPurpose
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Black Unicorns Are Coming 🦄 - Today, we learned more about Esusu, Incredible Health, Gracie's Corner, etc. at the @AfroTech Future Awards 🚀 – at Austin, TX
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Today in the Bloomberg Deals newsletter, @Katie_Roof & I interview a BofA exec @Evcroell who invests in diverse fund managers including @poetryaaron & @VCSerge bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via @business
