Chicago:Blend is on a mission to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in Chicago’s venture capital and startup community. We publish annual diversity data, help underrepresented and overlooked professionals break into VC, and deploy necessary DEI resources to the community.
Blend Out, Not In
Equity matters. The numbers don’t lie: according to a McKinsey study , companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are 35 percent more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians, and those in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15 percent more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians. Diverse, equitable and inclusive companies build better products, recruit the best teams and produce better financial resu