A Chicago VC firm that’s investing in Black and Latino founders has made its first investment in a local startup.
Capitalize VC, a new fund that launched last year by Tessa Flippin, announced it has backed Kribi Coffee, a coffee company based in Forest Park.
Kribi is a Black-owned coffee company focused on sustainably and ethically sourced coffee, primarily from Africa. Along with the company’s brick-and-mortar location, it also sells in retail as well as direct to consumer.
Founded in 2019…