Arlan Hamilton
Arlan Hamilton founded Backstage Capital in 2015, a venture fund investing in underrepresented founders. She co-founded Backstage Studio in 2018, launching accelerator programs in multiple cities.
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Backstage Capital writes $100K to $250K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- Backstage Capital · Founder and Managing PartnerNow
- Backstage Studio · co-founder2018
- Backstage Capital · Founder + Managing PartnerNow
- Backstage Studio2018-null
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Who is Arlan Hamilton?
Arlan Hamilton founded Backstage Capital in 2015, a venture fund investing in underrepresented founders. She co-founded Backstage Studio in 2018, launching accelerator programs in multiple cities.
How much does Arlan Hamilton invest?
Arlan Hamilton invests through Backstage Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $250K at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Arlan Hamilton?
A warm intro from a founder Backstage Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Arlan Hamilton do before Backstage Capital?
co-founder at Backstage Studio; Backstage Studio.
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