Session 404: Black Women In VC
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
With over 3.5 million Black-owned businesses in America, we continue to see the landscape of Black entrepreneurship grow and expand. And as a Black entrepreneur myself, I know firsthand the importance of seeking out support in order to take your business to the next level. That’s why today, I am so happy to have Jewel Burks Solomon on the podcast. She is the managing partner at Collab Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund she launched to close the funding gap for Black entrepreneurs. Prior to that, Jewel was Head of Google for Startups US, where she created initiatives that have deployed over $45M in non-dilutive capital to Black and Latino-led businesses since 2020. She was also the Founder/CEO of Partpic, a startup acquired by Amazon in 2016, which streamlined the purchase of maintenance and repair parts using computer vision technology.
Jewel is a seasoned expert in the venture capital space. And whether you are a business-owner looking for funding, a Black woman wanting to fund businesses you believe in, or you just want to make sense of the industry, Jewel drops a ton of gems in our conversation.
About the Podcast
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls podcast, a weekly conversation about mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible |
| 0:22.2 | versions of ourselves. I'm your host, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, |
| 0:29.4 | Georgia. For more information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at |
| 0:36.1 | Therapy for Blackgirls.com. |
| 0:38.6 | While I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a |
| 0:44.5 | substitute for a relationship with a licensed mental health professional. |
| 1:00.6 | Hey y'all. Thanks so much for joining me for session 404 of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast. We'll get right into our conversation afterward from our sponsors. |
| 1:08.4 | Have you heard the news? Therapy for Black Girls is launching our community on Patreon. |
| 1:14.1 | It's your space to be seen, heard, and understood in an even more connected way. |
| 1:19.8 | We're excited to bring you new segments like, |
| 1:21.9 | So My Therapist Said, where we break down viral therapy hot takes with real mental health professionals, |
| 1:28.5 | TBG community chats, where we unpack trending pop culture topics that have us all in our |
| 1:33.5 | feelings, and opportunities to connect with other sisters all over the world. |
| 1:38.7 | Sign up now at Therapy for Blackgirls.com slash join Patreon for all the details about what we're planning and to be the |
| 1:45.7 | first to know when the doors are open. We can't wait to see you inside. With over 3.5 million |
| 1:56.2 | black owned businesses in America, we continue to see the landscape of black entrepreneurship grow and expand. |
| 2:02.7 | And as a black entrepreneur myself, I know firsthand the importance of seeking out support in order |
| 2:07.1 | to take your business to the next level. That's why today I'm so happy to have Jewel Burke Solomon |
| 2:12.0 | on the podcast. She's the managing partner at Collab Capital, an early stage venture capital fund she launched to close the funding gap for black entrepreneurs. |
| 2:21.9 | Prior to that, Jewel was head of Google for Startups U.S., where she created initiatives that have deployed over $45 million in non-dilutive capital to black and Latino-led businesses since 2020. |
| 2:34.1 | She's also the founder and CEO of Part Pick, a startup acquired by Amazon in 2016, which |
| 2:40.0 | streamlined the purchase of maintenance and repair parts using computer vision technology. |
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