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Backstage Capital

United States$50K – $50K chequesUpdated May 2026

Established by Arlan Hamilton while homeless, it requires one entrepreneur be a woman, person of color, treats capital allocation as activism, and argues under-the-radar entrepreneurs are mispriced assets create alpha. Notably, or LGBTQ.

Cheque size
$50K – $50K
Operating in
How they invest
Not specified
Technologies
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