Black Operator Ventures

General contacts
Investor type

VC

Founded

2020

AUM

-

Location

Oakland, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series A

Region of investment

North America

ESG Focus

People of color and other minorities
Investor profile last updated: 31 August, 2026

Profile

Black Operator Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Oakland, California, founded in 2020. The firm is led by an all-Black general partner team of active tech founders. They focus on backing Black-led startups, emphasizing a community-driven approach with a team of three professionals.

The firm invests primarily in the information technology and SaaS sectors, with additional interests in fintech, AI, and proptech. They typically lead pre-seed and seed rounds, offering check sizes ranging from $100K to $5M. Black Operator Ventures focuses on the USA market, providing Series A gap-closing support to their portfolio companies.

Notable investments by Black Operator Ventures include ChurchSpace - a platform for booking church spaces, StoreCash - a financial services app, MedHaul - a transportation service for healthcare, Thrive AI Health - a health tech company, and Greenwood - a digital banking platform.

Industry

Fintech SaaS AI PropTech / ConTech

Contacts

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James Norman Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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Antonia Dean Partner
Partner
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FAQs about Black Operator Ventures

Black Operator Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed and Series A, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Black Operator Ventures is located in Oakland, California, United States.
Black Operator Ventures was founded in 2020.
Black Operator Ventures invests in companies and startups in Fintech, SaaS, AI, PropTech / ConTech.
Black Operator Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.
Black Operator Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A.
Black Operator Ventures usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Black Operator Ventures invests and supports People of color and other minorities startups and founders.
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