Venture Capital Leader & Impact Investing Expert; Founder & General Partner at Impact America Fund; Board Director at Eileen Fisher Inc.
Kesha Cash Biography
Kesha Cash is the founder and general partner of Impact America Fund, a venture capital firm managing $65 million and investing in technology-enabled companies that create economic opportunities for low- to moderate-income communities of color in the United States. Cash established Impact America Fund to address market opportunities often overlooked by traditional investors. The firm manages two funds, a portfolio of 25 companies, a unicorn, and has achieved three exits by acquisition.
Cash grew up in a low-income community and was the first in her family to graduate from college. She earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and a degree in applied mathematics from UC Berkeley. Her early career includes roles as a mergers and acquisitions analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York, an operational consultant to small businesses in Los Angeles, and an impact investments associate at Bridges Ventures in the United Kingdom. While at UC Berkeley, Cash participated in internship programs at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch through the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Career program.
Cash co-founded Jalia Ventures, a $5 million initiative focused on investing in mission-driven entrepreneurs of color, with Josh Mailman. At Jalia Ventures, she built a portfolio of 10 companies and supported the management of Serious Change, LP, a global impact investment fund. She later founded Impact America Fund as a venture capital firm investing in technology-driven companies serving low- and moderate-income communities. Impact America Fund closed a $55 million venture capital fund, recognized as the largest raised by a solo Black female general partner.
The firm prioritizes founders with personal experience in the systems their startups aim to disrupt, including sectors such as Black hair care and small business lending. Cash is recognized as a bridge-round investor, supporting founders in achieving milestones before major Series A rounds, and advises entrepreneurs to strategically manage their capital stack. Stanford Graduate School of Business published a case study on Impact America Fund, highlighting the structure of an impact venture fund and the analysis of social and economic impact in high-growth technology investments.
Cash has been named one of Fast Company's "100 Most Creative People in Business" and is featured in a Stanford Graduate School of Business case study on impact venture capital. She contributes as a national speaker, writer for Women@Forbes, and lecturer for Frontier Market Scouts at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Cash serves on the board of directors of Eileen Fisher, Inc. Her background and professional experience position her as a leading voice on economic equity, entrepreneurship, and impact investing in the venture capital industry.
Kesha Cash Videos
Leaders Like Me - Kesha Cash - YouTube
February 2021 - Kesha Cash, Founder and General Partner, Impact America Fund.
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