Arlan Hamilton

Though the "Girlboss" era is now behind us, female entrepreneurs blazed trails long before the term became mainstream in 2014.

Arlan Hamilton is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a fund dedicated to bridging the gap between fundraising opportunities for founders who identify as people of color, women, and/or LGBTQIA. She began building the venture capital fund in 2015 while experiencing homelessness and has since raised and invested millions of dollars in business led by individuals from underrepresented groups.

In 2020 she released her first book It’s About Damn Time chronicling her journey.