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The Harlem Capital partners pitch real estate magnate Ron Moelis on their mission to "do well and do good" as a diversity focused VC fund. From HUSTLE, Sundays at 9p on VICELAND.

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This was a strong pitch even though we didn't hear about particular industries or target ROI. Great seeing young guys like this making moves and sharing the insights with others.

nathangarcia

The richer you get the smaller the waterbottles get hahaha

ThinkerYT

Don't invest based on people's race. It's insignificant in capitalism and will only lead to inefficiencies and lost opportunity. That goes for everyone.

DonovanDaniels

We need more of this level of content. Showing young diverse people making big moves.

boracaydive

This should show The younger generation that it is not all about being a rapper or a drug dealer or an athlete to make it in life you can actually do it with having a brain and having a plan and working with people to get far this is awesome stuff I love it

jamesoption

To some investors, it's not only about maximizing returns. Those who care about a particular cause, can make some concessions in expected return for social return.

Think of social impact as a spectrum, where on one extreme you have philanthropy (maximize social returns) and the other is capitalism (maximize capital gains). As the investment mindset moves from philanthropy to capitalism, you can balance between social and capital returns. The space between includes investments in social enterprises, (non)/concessionary funds, ESG funds. All of this is a relativity untapped source of capital, and these guys clearly know that. That's their value proposition.

So, it's actually quite refreshing to see both impact-driven fund managers and investors.

Obviously very sharp guys- they'll do great. I'm cheering them on!

Abdullab

LOVE it. I contacted them early last year and my team has been working diligently to get our startup to the light of day. Love seeing how they presented their concept. Brilliant!

francoisbessing

John that was an amazing pitch. I love seeing the inside look at meetings like this. Gives me a look as to how I should go about my pitch meetings with the local lenders in Ohio.

epsongateway

Koodos to the VC guy, Ron Moelis for investing ahead of time into something that we see 2 years after that it is/was the right thing to do. Also congrats to John Henry for being a visionary and tackle this head on.

canadianentrepreneur

“We think about doing well and doing good at the same time”. Very subtle and concise what you said 😂

ChristianPerez-cllr

I love how they all took turns making the presentation. 😊

phoenixr

Networking is a huge barrier for people that do not come from communities with resources. It isn't just minorities, but rural communities as well. In terms of VCs overlooking Woman and Minorities, that isn't the case today. Most VCs are doing whatever they can today to increase these investments. Many are greater than 50% vested in those categories. I am not sure when this was filmed, it may have been different.

Regardless, this was a great pitch by some solid guys. Thank you for filming and sharing!

XBoysAtWorkX

I absolutely commend this and wish the HCP team all the very best - more diversity in VC can only be a good thing. I would never seek to detract from what you are doing. However, speaking as VC-funded entrepreneur, you have two major weaknesses. The first is that none of your partners have ever started, run, scaled or sold a startup. You look, dress and think like bankers. It would be hard for me to feel that you have really been in the trenches and have empathy with me, so good luck expecting me to take your coaching (unless it's on fundraising) - especially as you're only targeting a 5-10% stake. If you can get someone on your team who is an entrepreneur with exits under his/her belt, that would make a big difference. The second weakness is that you don't like to invest at the true early-stage level. You want to see proven demand / traction etc. first - background wise, that's what you're used to dealing with. However, this is actually counter to your philosophy of helping minority founders to come up, because they will have to try their luck with the very white investors you are trying to diversify from - and that will constrain your deal flow.

danielmaggs