A note from our 2023 Presenting Sponsor, Bank of America:

“At Bank of America, we believe small businesses anchor our communities and reflect the character of our city. Our support of Impact Ventures and its inaugural Inclusive Capital Summit is helping us deliver on our mission to strengthen and serve the North Texas market and ensure that everyone has access to the tools and resources needed to pursue meaningful careers, build generational wealth and grow their business. We value our partnership with Impact Ventures and the opportunity to have a front row seat to the genius they bring to life.”

– Jennifer Chandler, President, Bank of America Dallas

About the
Inclusive Capital Summit

The Inclusive Capital Summit is a 3-day interactive experience convening founders, funders, and innovators focused on seeking solutions to lack of capital, access, tech, and inclusion for under-estimated communities.

It’s now more urgent than ever to transgress the recent strides in meeting equity milestones for BIPOC and Women entrepreneurs. The Inclusive Capital Summit brings collaborative, solution-based, fearless conversation to the forefront, empowering communities with the knowledge, networks, and platform to carry the movement forward.

Moving from meaningful dialogue to measurable change.

Who attended the Inclusive Capital Summit?

Founders / Entrepreneurs, Business Owners
Funders / Impact Investors, Foundations, Funders
Innovators / NPO Leaders, Advocates, Government Agents, Change-Makers

Why did we launch this event?

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, minority-owned businesses are more likely to forgo applying for loans for fear of rejection, less likely to receive them when they do apply, and more likely to pay higher interest rates on business loans compared to their non-minority counterparts.

A U.S. Federal Reserve study found that Black entrepreneurs were denied loans nearly twice as often as white business owners.

The average equity investment in minority-owned firms is only 43 percent of that in non-minority firms.

Even though 40% of privately held companies are founded by women, only 2.8% of venture capital funding is received by women.

Black founders only got 1% of VC funding in 2022.

The list goes on…

Founders, Funders, and Innovators, it's time to talk

Money isn't the only form of capital. Check out these five forms of capital covered in the Summit:

Access and Opportunity await.

Grab your seat while they last!

Here's the Essence

A taste of what's to come...

The State of Entrepreneurs

in Dallas, in the region, in the US

Economic Justice

How investors can drive equity

Diversity & Inclusion... and Trust

Building trust with BIPOC founders

Bootstrapping

There's an art to it.

Accelerate, then what?

Pushing founders past the accelerator stage

Faith in Play

The role of faith leaders and faith groups play in socioeconomic justice.