We're excited to announce that i³ investing is Newton Venture Program’s official community partner until June 2024.
i³ investing is queering venture capital and we’re here for it. Led by Newton alum, Christian Tooley, i³ is driving the combination of innovation, intersectionality and investment for the queer community in venture capital.
Together, i³ and Newton will support each other in making the venture and entrepreneurial ecosystems more accessible to those who are typically and structurally overlooked and underestimated.
Christian Tooley, i³ investing founder, says:
“I’m so honoured for i³ to be asked to join as an official community partner! We are excited for a fruitful year of spreading awareness on queer intersectional investing, as well as continuing to build queer capital at all levels (founder, investor, LP) with our partners. This is just the beginning, thank you Newton for starting this lifelong partnership.”
Vickie Cox, Newton community lead, says:
“Intersectionality is often overlooked within diversity and inclusion work, so it’s great to work closely with Christian and the i³ team to ensure queer investing is embraced across the venture capital ecosystem.”
Eleanor Kaye, Newton executive director, says:
“We’re proud to be associated with a passionate team that is putting words into action and disrupting a space that needs a wake-up. Venture should be accessible and open to everyone and we hope that this awareness will improve the experience for LGBTQIA+ founders, investors and operators.”
Despite the partnership starting on 1 June, the same day that Pride Month begins, that’s not the reason behind the start date and the partnership is far from over when the rainbow flags stop flying at the end of June. i³ investing and Newton will work together for the next year and after that, i³ will become a legacy partner. Because the work is never done.
Discover more about i³ investing here and get in touch with Christian directly if you are interested in supporting the team’s great work.