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Homebrew's Satya Patel and Hunter Walk team up with 8 VCs to launch Screendoor, a $50M fund to back up to 15 underrepresented investors raising their first fund

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  • @satyap Satya Patel on x
    .@screendoorvc is open for business! Me, @hunterwalk and eight of our peers in VC have raised $50m+ to provide capital to new underrepresented fund managers. Thanks to @alexkonrad for the coverage: https://www.forbes.com/...
  • @km Kanyi Maqubela on x
    Thanks to @satyap for catalyzing this, to @stevejang for pushing me to get our LPs involved, and to the whole @screendoorvc gang for being the change they wish to see. https://www.screendoorpartners.com/ ...
  • @alexisohanian @alexisohanian on x
    I LOVE THIS. Bravo. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @irvinefdn @irvinefdn on x
    “We're participating not just as capital partners but will contribute time as well, alongside the hands-on mentorship @screendoorvc managers will receive.” — Jesús Argüelles, Director of Investments at The James Irvine Foundation https://www.forbes.com/...
  • @jessicapeltz Jessica Peltz Zatulove on x
    VC is a craft thats learned through apprenticeship & access-love this new Screendoor initiative led by amazing managers that have built firms we emerging managers aspire to. Thank you @satyap @hunterwalk @kirstenagreen @aileenlee @chrisfhoward @chudson +more for your leadership! …
  • @hashtagangels @hashtagangels on x
    Love this! The new guard of fund managers using their access to capital 💰 to fund the next generation of underrepresented managers. Bravo! https://twitter.com/...
  • @dhaber David Haber on x
    Go @satyap and @hunterwalk! Proud of your leadership in helping create a more diverse investor ecosystem. Know how awesome it was to work with you guys as a founder and very excited that managers will now have a similar opportunity with @screendoorvc! https://twitter.com/...
  • @slp_edu Shauntel Garvey on x
    Wish @screendoorvc existed when I was raising @reachfund. It's critical to to have those initial investors who believe in you & your vision to get a fund off the ground. Excited to be part of this new $50M fund to be that early investor for underrepresented emerging managers. htt…
  • @mallun Mallun Yen on x
    No one does it alone. Many of these stellar investors/extraordinary human beings have helped @OperatorCollect every step of the way, from initial idea to fundraising to co-investing. TY @aileenlee @satyap @hunterwalk @chudson for continuing to use your platform to drive progress.…
  • @micahjay1 Micah Rosenbloom on x
    proud to call these folks friends & moreover, humans trying to make a real difference - congrats on the launch! https://twitter.com/...
  • @samirkaji Samir Kaji on x
    Amazing news for underrepresented managers. Need to see more of this. With @screendoorvc and Accolade recently announcing their vehicle, excited to see more capital go toward the underrepresented and underrated. https://twitter.com/...
  • @alexrkonrad Alex Konrad on x
    Ten of venture capital's established partners have teamed up across firms to invest $50 million-plus from the likes of Duke, Harvard and Princeton into a new wave of underrepresented fund managers. Meet ScreenDoor: https://www.forbes.com/...
  • @checkwarner Check Warner on x
    This is great leadership from a brilliant group of funds & LPs. We were very supported whilst we were fundraising for Ada, both through LP investment from @atomico @inovia and through office space, consulting and support from @balderton @SeraphimCapital @techstars and many more. …
  • @eva_ho Eva Ho on x
    I'm thrilled to support @screendoorvc's important mission to bring capital & mentorship to next gen of underrepresented managers, alongside our wonderful friends. Major kudos to @satyap @hunterwalk & all the LPs for making this happen & igniting the change that is so needed. http…