Mac Conwell left his 6 figure job at a government contractor to form his first start-up in 2009. After founding a range of companies Mac moved into the world of Venture Capital funding minority owned businesses for the State of Maryland, where he noticed the gap that exists in the ‘pre-seed’ funding, often provided by friends and family that exists in minority communities. This led him to form Rare Breed VC, which provides early state funding for minority owned startups. Mac and David talk about this crucial gap that exists, and the impact that it has on small businesses in marginalised communities, as well as how he’s leveraged Twitter to grow his fund and become an influencer in the VC space. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.