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Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

September 10, 2021

Congratulations to Dennis Cail, CEO of Zirtue.

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It’s an epic blockbuster!

August 18, 2021

As if 2020 wasn’t heavy enough, 2021 seems determined to surpass it in both the number and severity of calamities. This August, as we head into late summer and yet another pandemic wave, we can all use a little levity. So in the spirit of summer break and the grand tradition of summer blockbusters, this post departs from our usual blog format.

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What No One Tells You About Entrepreneurship, Cofounding a Business & VC

August 4, 2021

In this episode of Venturing Beyond, Julianne opens up about everything from her interest in literature, to lessons learnt from her entrepreneurial experiences during the 2008 financial crisis, and her education in aeronautical and astronautical engineering at MIT.

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Reinventure chosen for SOCAP21

July 30, 2021

Thanks to all who voted for our SOCAP21 session! Julianne will moderate an action-oriented discussion about where to invest now for racial / social / gender equity, in conversation with rockstar practitioners: Monique Aiken / The Investment Integration Project; Essma Bengabsia / Glenmede;  Bonnie Foley-Wong / Pique Ventures; Vanessa Roanhorse / Roanhorse Consulting and Native Women Lead; Edgar Villanueva / Decolonizing Wealth Project. You won’t want to miss it!

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Reinventure Capital is a member of NAIC

July 26, 2021

The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) is the largest network of diverse-owned private equity firms and hedge funds.

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Little Red Wagon

July 21, 2021

I wasn’t a camp kid. I never went to camp. But somehow as a small child I nevertheless learned and sang that horrible Little Red Wagon song:

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The Reconstruction: Practicing kindness to disrupt venture capital and deepen diversity 

July 12, 2021

Reinventure Capital cited by ImpactAlpha’s The Reconstruction podcast.

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Funding To Black Investors Picks Up from Fortune 1000 Companies and Institutions

July 1, 2021

Ed Dugger featured in TP Insights.

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The Third Reconstruction, Part 3?

June 21, 2021

Before there was a Juneteenth, before there was the First Emancipation Proclamation, before there was a need for a First Reconstruction, before even the nation’s founders encoded their ideals and flaws in the U.S. Constitution, there was Neptune Branch, my 5th-great grandfather.

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Diversity In Action

June 20, 2021

Reinventure Capital is an ILPA DIA signatory.

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Putting capital to work for the greater good

May 25, 2021

Reinventure’s Julianne Zimmerman interviewed by Legacy-Makers@Work hosts Liz Stern and Phyllis Weiss Haserot.

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What do May flowers bring?

May 24, 2021

Maybe it’s the time distortion field created by the pandemic. Contemplating the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and all the excited utterances made by corporations, financial institutions, politicians, and others over the course of last summer, I keep hearing a tired old playground riddle in my head: April showers bring May flowers. What do Mayflowers bring? Pilgrims!