CEO & Chairman of Black Star Fund and 2018 PitchBook Top 25 VC to Watch 

Kwame Anku is the CEO and Chairman of Black Star Fund, an early-stage innovation fund.  He has over 20 years of experience in business development and media marketing. Kwame was recruited by Prince to develop a mobile app and oversee business development, which led him into the tech industry. 

He manages teams in Africa, Asia, and the United States. PitchBook named him one of their "25 Black Venture Capitalists to Watch in 2018". In 2018, The Aspen Institute selected him for their prestigious Aspen Ascend Fellowship, given to only 21 individuals.

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