Venture Capitalists are so White – But What if They Weren’t?

What if venture capitalists looked less like Oscar voters and more like the rest of Chicago?

The vast majority – 87 percent – of venture capitalists are Caucasian, according to a 2011 survey from the National Venture Capital Association, and 89 percent are male. Only 4 percent identify as African-American or Latino nationally, and there are very few in Illinois. The widely-mocked Oscar voter lineup is 94 percent white and 77 percent male.