here's yasmin rufo.is life around, carl 0cko wanted to give back to the community that saved him. start—ups in london. we're based in brixton and were aiming to make brixton the black silicon valley. carl, along with two other entrepreneurs, yvonne and cyril, run an investment firm called black seed. black seed is a fund in the community led by black founders for black founders. currently, the black founder, black entrepreneur in the uk doesn't actually receive funding. it is more likely for a black woman to win the lottery on the saturday night than to get venture capital funding in the united kingdom. 0ne company that has benefited from black seed support is a mother and daughter duo that run an online fashion and wellness brand. super, super challenging here in the uk to gain access to funding. being connected to black seed has really helped to open some of those doors, expand our network, also gives us access to potential funding as well, which we're really excited about. and black seed has high hope