Impact America Fund

Impact America Fund is a Black woman-led venture capital firm dedicated to investing in a future where people of color experience true agency and participation in the American economy. Founded in 2014 by Kesha Cash, the firm focuses on early-stage, tech-driven businesses that create scalable economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income communities of color. Impact America Fund’s mission is to bridge the financial and cultural divides that have historically excluded marginalized communities from the modern economy by supporting entrepreneurs who combine deep understanding of community needs with innovative business models.

The firm invests in companies whose business models have “inherent impact,” meaning their financial success is directly linked to their social impact. Impact America Fund prioritizes founders with lived experience in the communities they serve, ensuring that investments are culturally fluent and address real systemic challenges. The team brings together expertise from academia, Wall Street, big corporations, and Silicon Valley startups, with a shared commitment to advancing economic justice and building inclusive, sustainable businesses.

Impact America Fund’s portfolio includes companies in sectors such as financial services, healthcare, education, and workforce development. The firm is known for its rigorous impact-oriented diligence process, which emphasizes community engagement, founder diversity, and the alignment of financial and social outcomes. By deploying catalytic capital at the Seed to Series A stages, Impact America Fund aims to create lasting systems change and empower underrepresented entrepreneurs to capture billion-dollar opportunities.