Growth Warrior Capital, a Seed - Series A fund investing in diverse + female founders in Future of Work, Fintech, and AI + ML, hosts our signature event: Warrior Summit. On October 31st, join other high-growth founders and top-tier investors for a full day of immersive conversation and community building.
Sherrell founded The Plug in 2016, the first Black data-driven tech news publication to syndicate on the Bloomberg Terminal, which was acquired in 2023 by ImpactAlpha.
As the TED Tech podcast host, Sherrell provides her in-depth analysis and commentary on technologies changing society, and how these advancements can provide opportunities for more underserved Americans to participate in an increasingly automated and digital world.
Her first book, Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us, connects everyday people and communities to opportunities and resources to upskill or retrain for in-demand careers both present and future so that they do not get left behind in the sweeping changes technology is bringing across industries.
Sherrell holds a Master's degree in data journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in international trade and marketing from the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Promise Phelon is the Founder and Managing Partner at Growth Warrior Capital, a Seed and Series A venture firm investing in dangerous technology companies led by diverse and female founders. An investor and entrepreneur with nearly 20 years of operating experience, Promise is capitalizing underrepresented founders in the SaaS space to pioneer technology and develop strategies and models that transform industries and enact meaningful change. Promise is driven by her vision for Economic Sovereignty — the capacity to create generational, sustainable wealth for not just oneself, but one’s community. Reflecting on her own entrepreneurial beginnings, Promise authored her debut book, The Way of the Growth Warrior: 7 Non-negotiable Skills to Scale Your Business in Uncertain Times.
Promise has guest lectured at Harvard Business School and Rutgers University, and has been awarded Business Insider’s Top Female Executive, Best in Biz Awards, and Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Woman of Influence. She is also a mentor at NYU Stern Endless Frontier Labs and Chair of the Board at Kroma.ai.Â
Growth Warrior Capital (GWC) is a Seed and Series A venture capital firm founded by seasoned entrepreneur and operator Promise Phelon. Founded in 2021, the firm capitalizes high-growth companies led by diverse and female founders to achieve economic sovereignty. With a proven track record of accelerating growth for its portfolio companies, GWC brings deep tech operator expertise and promotes wealth for founders and funders of businesses who are unapologetic in transforming their respective industries.
