Backstage Capital
Backstage Capital
Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles, California
Stage
Early Stage, Seed
Type
Venture Capital
Description
Backstage Capital is a venture capital fund investing in the best startups led by underrepresented founders in the U.S. The firm was founded in 2015 by Arlan Hamilton and is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, United States.
Mission
We invest in overlooked and underestimated startups led by women, people of color, and/or LGBTQ+ founders in all industries. We invest in scalable, venture-backable startups whose founders live and breathe their product or service. We look for founders that are destined to be doing what they’re doing. This can be in a variety of industries or business models.
Beauty Investments #
6
Primary Sector
Beauty
Beauty Exits #
- 0
Last Beauty Invest
Feb, 2021-Healthy Roots Dolls- $1M
BEAUTY PORTFOLIO
| How to Apply? | Fill out form https://backstagecapital.com/apply-2/ |
| Criteria |
Backstage Capital focuses on investing in companies led by underrepresented founders (women, people of color, and LGBTQ+). Most of these founders have been overlooked or underestimated, whereas, as Brittany Davis (General Partner) puts it, “We make it our intention to find these founders.” We find founders who have good metrics, and we try to stay “industry agnostic,” meaning that we don’t want the industry to play a large role in our decision. We often discover these founders at their early stage and track them for a few years (often investing in them at least one round prior to presenting them to the syndicate), which means that when we present them to you, we’re confident that it’s a great investment opportunity. |
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IMPERATIVE: CULTURE & VALUES
Commitment
Confident
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BEAUTY FUNDER FIT SCORE
Resources
Education
Accelerator
Network
1:1
7.45/10
*This score calculates the likelihood of any beauty brand getting funded by the investor. The score gives weights to number of beauty investments, recency of beauty investment, number of beauty exits, inclusivity inclination, resources offered, etc.
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LEAD DETAILS
Lead Contact
Arlan Hamilton
Title
Founder, Managing Partner
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JUMP CONCLUSION
Backstage Capital targets startups led by underrepresented founders, focusing on tech sectors like AI, healthcare, IT, and software, primarily in California and other innovation hubs such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. They invest at various stages and often co-invest rather than lead. Ideal candidates are diverse-led startups in tech-driven sectors with potential for social impact or innovative solutions.
Best Beauty Funder Fit.