Cultural Leadership Fund is a venture capital fund affiliated with Andreessen Horowitz that co-invests exclusively with Black cultural leaders and organizations across Andreessen Horowitz portfolio companies. Cultural Leadership Fund's Twitter Score is 34 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #28,219 (top 10%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Cultural Leadership Fund was founded by Ben Horowitz and Chris Lyons and announced in August 2018, making it Silicon Valley's first venture capital fund composed exclusively of Black cultural leaders and organizations focused on Black wealth generation. The fund co-invests alongside Andreessen Horowitz across sectors including consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, and bio and health. A distinctive feature of its structure is that all management fees and carry generated by the fund are donated to nonprofit organizations and initiatives working to bring more Black talent into technology.
Cultural Leadership Fund has raised more than $60 million of Black capital and invested into over 300 Andreessen Horowitz portfolio companies, per the CLF III announcement in 2022. The fund's operational team includes Megan Holston-Alexander, Derek Dolin, Deborah Embaie, Elizabeth Gunn, Judene Small, Kierston Gittens, Madeleine Hughes, Sarah Rebello, Stacia Murray, and Tunichia Grant. Cultural Leadership Fund has published 899 posts and has been mentioned by 41 accounts a total of 66 times.
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