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Candiee Matthews Brackeen
Lightship Capital
Lightship Capital is an early-stage venture firm based in Cincinnati, OH that invests in remarkable businesses led by persons of color, LBGTQ+, women, and innovators with disabilities. By supporting their founders with the resources every startup needs to thrive, Lightship empowers, uplifts and catalyzes wealth building for ecosystems typically excluded from economic advancement opportunity. The company directs its capital to potentially overlooked markets in the Midwest and South. The firm’s investment portfolio spans a number of industries but is intentionally geared toward meeting the needs of founders, persons of color, and others who may be overlooked by traditional enterprise.
Rudy Cline-Thomas
Sam Landman
Fatima Hussain
Andre Iguodala
Richard Smith
Mosaic General Partnership