Bronze Valley Advances Its Brand to Further Empower Underrepresented Entrepreneurs
Bronze Valley, a non-profit venture capital firm that creates opportunities for women and diverse entrepreneurs, has enhanced its brand to reflect the impact it is making in areas of the country overlooked by traditional venture capital. “We seek to be agents of...
Bronze Valley 2023 Impact Report
Step into the heart of our impact as a nonprofit venture capital firm! We invite you to explore our online impact report, where you’ll discover how we’re not just investing in businesses, but in communities and causes that drive positive change. From innovative...
Bronze Valley – 2023 Investments Recap
As we’ve been busy continuing to deliver on our work of supporting diverse, underrepresented, and underestimated founders, the 11 companies that we invested in last year are experiencing and paying forward the impact of Bronze Valley investments. In the midst of the...
gener8tor Partners with Bronze Valley to Launch National Accelerator for Diverse-Founded Startups
Bronze Valley Investment Accelerator welcomes inaugural cohort BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Global venture firm and startup accelerator, gener8tor, in partnership with Bronze Valley, a Birmingham-based early-stage venture fund, kicked off the inaugural Bronze Valley Investment...
Bronze Valley invests in data trust company Pruuvn
Helping companies identify and onboard new employees faster while reducing risk. That's the objective of Pruuvn, a system that aids in attracting verified employees and contractors, adding them quickly and effectively to work teams, and monitoring their compliance...
Bronze Valley adds supply chain management firm Stimulus to portfolio
Across America and around the world, the COVID pandemic has brought momentous changes to ways of living, working, and doing business. One area in which perceptions and practices have been transformed over the past two years is the importance of managing supply chains....
Bronze Valley Accelerator announces Spring 2022 cohort
The fifth class of the Bronze Valley Accelerator is underway with the recent announcement of the five startups selected to participate in the Spring 2022 program. The companies were recruited from across the United States and represent a wide variety of industries and...
Bronze Valley announces investment in Brevity Pitch
The Bronze Valley portfolio continues to grow with a recent investment in Brevity Pitch. The Minneapolis-based startup provides AI solutions for entrepreneurs seeking funding, offering instant feedback in perfecting pitch narratives. "We're excited about this...
Bronze Valley provides grants to five Black founders
Bronze Valley announced on February 1 that it will provide non-dilutive grant capital of $10,000 each to five Alabama-based startups led by Black founders. The grants are made possible through funding provided by Appalachian Community Capital, in partnership with...
Bronze Valley wins second CDFI grant of 2021
Bronze Valley was awarded $300,000 in the latest round of Financial Assistance (FA) grants awarded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) program. The grant is the second Bronze Valley has received from the program...
Alabama Collective will accelerate development, elevate minorities in tech, innovation
Continuing to expand technology, innovation, and entrepreneurialism in Alabama, while also elevating minorities in those fields. That's the mission of the Alabama Collective, a new initiative launched in October. Spearheaded by the TechBirmingham and TechMGM...
Three Bronze Valley companies receive investments from Google Black Founders Fund
Bronze Valley is a nonprofit, early-stage venture investment platform that supports high-growth, innovation, and technology-enabled companies created by diverse, underrepresented, and underestimated founders. Launched late in 2017 with support from Alabama Power, the...
Wildwonder added to Bronze Valley portfolio
Wildwonder, a brand of sparkling health beverages that combines probiotics, prebiotics, and functional herbs with all-natural fruit, recently closed a seed funding round of $2.1 million. Based in the San Francisco area, wildwonder describes itself as offering...
Bronze Valley invests in retail technology company Lillii RNB
Lillii RNB, an emerging leader in ecommerce returns management, is the latest addition to the Bronze Valley investment portfolio. Based in Atlanta, the firm helps clients — including Fortune 500 companies, leading global retailers, and government agencies — increase...
Montgomery Chamber to open entrepreneurial hub The Lab on Dexter
On August 30, the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce will open the doors of The Lab on Dexter, a leading-edge entrepreneurial learning and innovation facility. Located on Montgomery's historic Dexter Avenue, The Lab will provide a collaborative learning environment...
