Resilient Ventures

Investment decisions are led by the two co-founders, Keith and Tom. Keith brings 40 years of experience in higher education leadership and community investment, while Tom is a lifelong entrepreneur and investor. The firm does not publicly name additional investment committee members, but a deep bench of over a dozen advisors including a nationally recognized asset management firm founder and an AI-focused investor supports deal evaluation and portfolio support.

The firm builds conviction over years of relationship development with founders and entrepreneurial support organizations. It is embedded in active syndicates and the state-backed capital stack through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), which opens doors to co-investors and investor-readiness resources. This ecosystem leverage allows Resilient Ventures to access a pipeline of African American-led startups often overlooked by traditional venture networks.

Resilient Ventures is structured as an early-stage committed capital private equity fund, not a single family office. It functions as an independent asset manager raising discrete fund vehicles — Fund I and Fund II — to invest in startups. The firm blends a conventional venture return model with an explicit impact mandate focused on African American founders.

The firm appears to focus on direct equity investments in early-stage companies rather than acting as a fund-of-funds allocator. Its program emphasizes pairing strategic capital with advising, access, and co-investor networks for its portfolio companies. Fund commitments to other GPs are not stated as a core activity.

Resilient Ventures targets early-stage, pre-seed, and early-stage companies led by African American founders. The firm helps founders price rounds, match the ask to real milestones, and prepare a clear investor-ready story to reach follow-on financing. Its capital is positioned as committed funding intended to bridge gaps that disproportionately affect underrepresented entrepreneurs.