Brittany Davis

Brittany is a General Partner at Backstage Capital, a venture capital firm, where she identifies and invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies led by underrepresented founders. She has led multiple investments in the fund, as well as the selection of 24 companies into Backstage Accelerator to receive investment and development resources. Previously, she was a Manager at Village Capital where she analyzed opportunities and created investment recommendations in the fintech, education, health, food/agriculture, and energy sectors. Before that, she founded an ecommerce startup, Runway Technologies, while completing an MBA at Harvard Business School. She gained experience supporting entrepreneurs as an Associate at Techstars and as a Mentor at Startup Jamaica, built a solid foundation in finance working at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for 5 years, and received her BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Areas of support: -Fundraising strategy and advise (Pre-seed, Seed stage companies) -Company idea/pitch deck feedback -Early stage go-to-market -For those interested in VC careers: discuss starting a fund, or joining an emerging fund