Diversity X
Home of the underestimated founder™
Diversity X is on a mission to create and support the world’s largest community for underestimated founders™.
We are a community first, creator of access to capital (including building our own fund), and a support system.
Meet a small selection of our community of over 160 founders.
Kevin Withane, Founder of Diversity-X
Let me first explain what I mean by the term “underestimated founders”. Most often, this group of founders are referred to as underrepresented. That is, female founders, people of colour founders, LGBTQ+ founders, etc. I choose not to refer to them as underrepresented because they are well represented in terms of numbers. Rather, they are underrepresented in the equitable allocation of venture capital, particularly at pre-seed and seed stage. They are underestimated on the basis of their characteristics of gender, race, sexual orientation.
Venture capital, and other fundraising sources, are supporting the space that is building our future world. The generations of founders that are, and will continue coming through need to have the opportunity to build a new society, but they need to have their image represented now – not just when the next generation gets there.
The work I’m doing with Diversity X is to build on this idea, and to build a better, more inclusive world for my children, where they do not need to work harder on the basis of their gender or colour, just to get a seat in the room. They should not have to face the same struggles I did to get where I am, and neither should you. I believe that by supporting underestimated founders with an active and inclusive community, and ecosystem, and access to capital, we can build a world where my children, and yours, will thrive.