“When you think of food, fashion, media, art, creative spaces, those are all powerful vehicles for organizing communities and essentially empowering those communities for the change they want to see.”
– Daniel Gould, VP of Investments & Operations, Marguerite Casey Foundation
The creative economy as an on-ramp to opportunity for BIPOC and women entrepreneurs: 35% of women-owned and 38% of BIPOC-owned businesses in the U.S. are in the creative industries.
Access to capital for diverse founders is one way Upstart will deliver deep impact as part of our Inclusive Creative Economy Strategy — alongside quality jobs, vibrant communities, and sustainable creative lives.
“…art museums in particular, but endowments in general, reflect historic inequity… investing in a fund like [the Inclusive Creative Economy Strategy] is an act of restorative justice.”
– Adam Levine, Director, Toledo Museum of Art