Bay Area Capital Connections
BACC XIII art by Iris Alula Lai Costa
Our 13th annual Bay Area Capital Connections conference was held on Friday, October 1st, 2021. The theme was Imagining Our New Selves. Learn more HERE
BACC 10 art by Alfred Twu
At each Bay Area Capital Connections conference (BACC), we connect key stakeholders in our entrepreneurship ecosystem (investors, trainers, mentors, and decision-makers), diverse entrepreneurs, and community leaders from all over the Bay Area. With approximately 200 attendees, powerful featured entrepreneur speakers, influential keynote speakers, and interactive breakout sessions, we convene the Bay Area entrepreneurship ecosystem and increase access to all sources of capital (financial, social, human, intellectual and cultural) for all Bay Area entrepreneurs. Each year, we are focused on generating VALUES-aligned business opportunities for all.
The Alliance has always believed that support for all stakeholders in our entrepreneurship ecosystem is critical to its mission. When we co-sponsored the first Bay Area Equity Fund, we helped bring together an alliance of not-for-profits, foundations, banks, investors, and pension fund holders to establish a triple bottom line fund supporting local Bay Area companies.
Then for eight years, under the leadership of then Executive Director Darlene Crane, we offered a local program in Oakland called Propel (formerly known as 'Created in Oakland') to build capacity in local community members, training local entrepreneurs who identified as women, people of color and veterans to bring their vision to fruition.
In 2017, after nearly two decades of equity-based community building here in the Bay Area, we launched the Bay Area Entrepreneurship Alliance (BAE Alliance), a membership organization rooted in what we identified as our shared community VALUES: Viability, Accessibility, Local leadership, Unity, Equity, and Sustainability. The BAE Alliance now has over 250 members comprised of entrepreneurs, business support providers and financial support providers who seek to connect, strategize and forge progress towards a VALUES-based economy.
In 2020, we held our first virtual conference with over 200 attendees and 40 speakers. Learn more about BACC XII here.
The Alliance has always believed that support for all stakeholders in our entrepreneurship ecosystem is critical to its mission. When we co-sponsored the first Bay Area Equity Fund, we helped bring together an alliance of not-for-profits, foundations, banks, investors, and pension fund holders to establish a triple bottom line fund supporting local Bay Area companies.
Then for eight years, under the leadership of then Executive Director Darlene Crane, we offered a local program in Oakland called Propel (formerly known as 'Created in Oakland') to build capacity in local community members, training local entrepreneurs who identified as women, people of color and veterans to bring their vision to fruition.
In 2017, after nearly two decades of equity-based community building here in the Bay Area, we launched the Bay Area Entrepreneurship Alliance (BAE Alliance), a membership organization rooted in what we identified as our shared community VALUES: Viability, Accessibility, Local leadership, Unity, Equity, and Sustainability. The BAE Alliance now has over 250 members comprised of entrepreneurs, business support providers and financial support providers who seek to connect, strategize and forge progress towards a VALUES-based economy.
In 2020, we held our first virtual conference with over 200 attendees and 40 speakers. Learn more about BACC XII here.