Impact Investment
We invest in under-invested communities.
Bama Kicks funds and founds companies from and in under-invested communities. We are committed to the idea that positive impact and profitability can go hand in hand.
Expanding Access
Overlooked
We focus our funding and founding strategies on addressing both geographic and identity-based funding disparities.
Only 2%
Global VC Funding Goes to Women
<1%
Global VC Funding Goes To LGBT+
400x
Less likely to recieving funding if Disabled
<3%
VC Goes to Founders BIPOC
“There is an incredible appetite to solve pressing problems and create tremendous value in under-invested communities we are here to catapult those women, LGBT+, disabled/neurodiverse, and people of color.”
Ezra Okuro
Founder/Sr. Product Manager
Idea Factory
Co-ops
Idea Factory is our venture studio focused on creating co-op companies in under-invested communities.
Endeavors
Under-Invested
Endeavors consists of a series of funds dedicated to investing in under-invested communities.
View our growing Endeavors investment funds
Bama Kicks Ventures
Venture capital firm for under-invested communities.
Small Biz
Fund
Funding and supporting small businesses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
We currently have two funds. A venture fund where we invest in Founders and teams from underrepresented communities. Our second fund is a small business fund where we help small businesses achieve sustainability.
While Chicago, IL, US, and Homa Bay, Kenya are our hubs we invest in founders and teams of color, LGBT+, disabled/nuerodiverse, and women anywhere in the world.
Yes, at Idea Factory we only build co-ops either in the traditional sense or employed-owned companies. We believe this will extend our impact reach in under-invested communities.