Full Name
Jewel Burks Solomon
Job Title
Managing Partner
Company
Collab Capital
Speaker Bio
Jewel Burks Solomon is Managing Partner at Collab Capital, a $100M+ early-stage venture capital fund she launched to close the funding gap for Black entrepreneurs.
Prior to leading Collab Capital, Jewel was Head of Google for Startups US, where she created initiatives that have deployed over $50M in non-dilutive capital to 350+ Black and Latino-led businesses since 2020. Jewel's passion for leveling the playing field for Black founders was born from her own experience. Jewel was the Founder/CEO of Partpic, a startup that was acquired by Amazon in 2016, which streamlined the purchase of maintenance and repair parts using computer vision technology.
Jewel serves on the boards of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, CallRail and the Center for American Entrepreneurship. She is a member of Class 29 of Kauffman Fellows and the 2019 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. Jewel received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Howard University. She currently resides in Atlanta, GA with her husband and son.
Prior to leading Collab Capital, Jewel was Head of Google for Startups US, where she created initiatives that have deployed over $50M in non-dilutive capital to 350+ Black and Latino-led businesses since 2020. Jewel's passion for leveling the playing field for Black founders was born from her own experience. Jewel was the Founder/CEO of Partpic, a startup that was acquired by Amazon in 2016, which streamlined the purchase of maintenance and repair parts using computer vision technology.
Jewel serves on the boards of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, CallRail and the Center for American Entrepreneurship. She is a member of Class 29 of Kauffman Fellows and the 2019 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. Jewel received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Howard University. She currently resides in Atlanta, GA with her husband and son.
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