Brian Dixon
Kapor Capital
Brian Dixon is one of the first, and youngest, African-American Managing Partners at a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. He is committed to ensuring entrepreneurs of all backgrounds have access to capital, in order to help their businesses succeed. Brian worked his way up from intern to Partner at Kapor Capital, a pioneering seed stage venture capital firm based in Oakland, CA. Since 2012, the firm has invested in over 175 tech startups that are creating new economic opportunities and confronting inequalities across every sector, including education, work, finance, justice, food and health. During his debut as Managing Partner at Kapor Capital, Brian raised a historic $126M, creating one of the largest VC funds ever led by Black fund managers.
Brian serves on the Board of Directors of The Joint Center and Jobs for the Future (JFF) along with being an Advisory Board Member for NAACP Capital. He is also a Kauffman Fellow, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) Fellow, and two-time tech startup founder. Brian has an MBA from F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Science from Northeastern University.
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