Arlan Hamilton: The Investor Who's Opening Doors

If you think hard work is enough to guarantee success, you
haven’t been listening. All season long, we’ve profiled Black
inventors who haven’t quite been given their due. Arlan Hamilton
is helping reverse that trend by leveling the playing field—and
changing the venture capital game.


Arlan Hamilton’s story mirrors many we’ve covered this
season—overcoming adversity to find success. But she’s also
helping redefine what success can look like and, in the process,
is helping change the broader tech industry. Janice Omadeke lays
out how diversifying the VC community in turn leads to greater
diversity among founders receiving funding. Ramona Ortega
explains how traditional VC priorities often pass over startups
that can be successful. And Scott Myers-Lipton discusses
inequality in Silicon Valley (and beyond) and how he’s working to
bring about lasting change.


If you want to read up on more of our research on Arlan Hamilton,
you can check out all our bonus material over at
redhat.com/commandlineheroes. 


Follow along with the episode transcript.


If you want to hear more from Arlan, check out her podcast: "Your
First Million"." It's about how different people became portfolio
companies at Backstage Capital.