VC firm
Black Tech Nation Ventures
Also known as Black Tech Nation Ventures 1, LP
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- CORAOPOLIS, PA, United States
- Assets under management
- $50MForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-13Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $26.1MSEC amount sold, as of 2022-02-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 1
- Check size
- $250K to $1MSource (opens in a new tab)
- Legal name
- BTNV Management, LLC
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About
An early stage fund backing diverse-led startups
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We understand that building a company isn’t easy. At Black Tech Nation Ventures, you belong to an entire ecosystem that cares about you, your vision, and your ultimate success.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Reserves policy
- We write initial checks of 250K to 1M while reserving significant capital for follow on funding for break out companies
- Eligibility
- Black and diverse startup founders and/or teams in the USA*. For us, diverse means the inclusion of any groups of have been traditionally been locked out of access to capital: Black, Latinx, female, indigenous, LGBTQIA, differently abled, veteran, etc.). We will invest outside of the USA in special cases.
- Traction requirement
- Seed stage pre-revenue startups who are currently in pilot with promising customers.
- Investing status notes
- Share what you're working on
Funds
- Black Tech Nation Ventures 1, LP
- $26.1MVintage 2021, Main fund, SEC amount sold
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- BTNV MANAGEMENT, LLC
- CRD number
- 320932 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-124878
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $50Mas of 2026-03-13
- Private funds reported
- 1
- Principal office
- PITTSBURGH, PA, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1911558
Programs
- Open application
- Pitch (opens in a new tab)
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