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Arlan Hamilton
Founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital (2015), investing in startups led by women, people of colour and LGBTQ founders.
Who backs it
Backstage Capital
Invested about $20M in nearly 200 startups led by underrepresented founders — often their first cheque.
1 profiled backer
The backers
Who invested in Backstage Capital
What the record doesn't say
Read this with the gaps in mind.
This page lists the celebrity backers of Backstage Capital that we have been able to source, not its full cap table. Institutional investors, founders and private angels are outside what this site covers, and terms are rarely disclosed on either side.
Frequently asked questions
Which celebrities have invested in Backstage Capital?
Arlan Hamilton is the profiled backer of Backstage Capital on this site. Each entry links to the reporting it comes from. Other investors — funds, founders and angels who are not public figures — are not covered here.
How much did they invest in Backstage Capital?
Cheque sizes are almost never disclosed. Where a round size, stake or valuation has been reported we cite it above; where it has not, we say so rather than estimate.