01
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
Raised ~$5M from about 6,500 mostly non-accredited investors who bought equity in the firm itself.
1 profiled backer
The backers
Who invested in Backstage
What the record doesn't say
Read this with the gaps in mind.
This page lists the celebrity backers of Backstage 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?
Arlan Hamilton is the profiled backer of Backstage 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?
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.