island hamilton arlan hamilton wants to get you to your first million dollars. >> i essentially launchedackstage capital while i was homeless. that's the simplest way of saying it. >> hamilton's company backstage capital, has raised $30 million since 2015, and with that money she's invested in 200 startups. she's providing a life changing investment to the folks that are so often overlooked. >> what would happen if there were a venture fund where everyone who was a woman starting a company, or a black person starting a company or latinx, etc. they all knew that they could go there and have a fair chance. could that change everything? so i set out to start backstage capital, and it was a woman who made the first investment in hamilton. she said to me, i don't know what you're going to do, but i know you're going to do something really important. so i'm going to give you $50,000. she gave me $25,000 to invest in someone else to make my first major investment, and $25,000 to set up shop. >> hamilton's story has gone on to inspire countless people who've heard it. she's the author of two boo

, arlan hamilton island hamilton arlan hamilton wants to get you to your first million dollars. >> i y launched backstage capital while i was homeless. that's the simplest way of saying it. >> hamilton's company backstage capital, has raised $30 million since 2015, and with that money, she's invested in 200 startups. she's providing a life changing investment to the folks that are so often overlooked. >> but what would happen if there were a venture fund where everyone who was a woman starting a company, or a black person starting a company, or latinx, etc. they all knew that they could go there and have a fair chance. could that change everything so i set out to start backstage capital and it was a woman who made the first investment in hamilton. she said to me, i don't know what you're going to do, but i know you're going to do something really important. so i'm going to give you $50,000. she gave me $25,000 to invest in someone else to make my first major investment, and $25,000 to set up shop. >> hamilton's story has gone on to inspire countless people who've heard it. she's the a

, arlan hamilton island, hamilton, arlan hamilton wants to get you to your first million dollars. >> homeless. that's the simplest way of saying it. >> hamilton's company, backstage capital, has raised $30 million since 2015, and with that money, she's invested in 200 startups. she's providing a life changing investment to the folks that are so often overlooked. >> what would happen if there were a venture fund where everyone who was a woman starting a company, or a black person starting a company or latinx, etc. they all knew that they could go there and have a fair chance. could that change everything? so i set out to start backstage capital, and it was a woman who made the first investment in hamilton. she said to me, i don't know what you're going to do, but i know you're going to do something really important. so i'm going to give you $50,000. she gave me $25,000 to invest in someone else to make my first major investment. and $25,000 to set up shop. >> hamilton story has gone on to inspire countless people who've heard it. she's the author of two books. it's about time and most