Andrea Hoffman

Level Up Ventures invests in tech-enabled, early-stage startups led by Black and Latino founders. We couple financial investment with a deep bench of support from across the Hearst organization. If youre a Black or Latino founder raising your pre-seed or seed round, wed love to hear from you. Visit our website to submit your startup for consideration.

Culture Shifting Foundation is a new nonprofit (501c3) whose mission is to increase racial equality and wealth creation under three pillars: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital and Healthcare. Culture Shifting Foundation is an offshoot of Culture Shift Labs (CSL), a professional service firm which has been working at the intersection of racial equity and the racial wealth gap since 2006 and has been pioneering new ways of accelerating access and opportunity for business people, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists. Culture Shifting Foundation was created by CSL’s CEO Andrea Hoffman with 23 years of first-hand knowledge of the challenges and opportunities that accompany the process of addressing inequalities for the black community. Our intent is to become a national source of solution for the economic prosperity of the Black American Community.

Now in its 24th year of championing Black and Latinx classical musicians across the nation and globally, the Sphinx Organization is dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. The Sphinx ethos lies at the intersection of social justice and the arts, driving industry-leading programs spanning education initiatives, annual competition and scholarships, professional performance opportunities, and leadership training and career development. From the beginning violin students in Detroit and Flint elementary schools to the extraordinary recipients of the $50,000 Sphinx Medals of Excellence, Sphinx empowers musicians of color to succeed onstage and off. Visit SphinxMusic.org for more information.