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Learn how the fellowship and our industry network helped Marissa land her first role at a startup. </p></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOPrbUEwhvs" class="button-3 w-button">Learn More</a></div><div id="w-node-e073038a-76a1-21be-eb3b-e14960f7d30b-5d9ad1db" class="div-block-18"><div><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/64e52f4d48271c04f084f11c_octavio%20sandoval.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="" class="image-2"/></div><div><div class="label cc-blog-date">This is some text inside of a div block.</div><p class="paragraph-light">Underrepresented fund managers manage less than 2% of assets globally. Hear about how Octavio is leading the charge to change the face of venture investing and broaden acess to capital to both investors and founders from overlooked communities. </p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOPrbUEwhvs" class="button-3 w-button">Learn More</a></div></div><div id="w-node-e073038a-76a1-21be-eb3b-e14960f7d315-5d9ad1db" class="div-block-18"><div><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/64e52ef1c3271e1291dafb2e_AlexOcampo_1-Square.jpg" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 34vw, 25vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/64e52ef1c3271e1291dafb2e_AlexOcampo_1-Square-p-500.jpg 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/64e52ef1c3271e1291dafb2e_AlexOcampo_1-Square-p-800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/64e52ef1c3271e1291dafb2e_AlexOcampo_1-Square-p-1080.jpg 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/64e52ef1c3271e1291dafb2e_AlexOcampo_1-Square-p-1600.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/64e52ef1c3271e1291dafb2e_AlexOcampo_1-Square.jpg 1809w" alt="" class="image-2"/></div><div><div class="label cc-blog-date">This is some text inside of a div block.</div><p class="paragraph-light">We see entrepreneurship as a vessel to unlocking greater agency in one's career and economic freedom. Hear how Alex gained inspiration from his time in our fellowship and support as an alumni to become an early-stage founder.<br/> </p></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOPrbUEwhvs" class="button-3 w-button">Learn More</a></div></div></div></div></section><section class="annualreports_section"><div class="w-layout-blockcontainer newcontainer w-container"><div class="div-block-22"><div id="w-node-eebb712b-9240-6282-bef4-943ceeaa8a9e-5d9ad1db" class="div-block-23"><h3 class="heading_white">Annual Impact Reports<br/></h3><p class="paragraph_white">Check out our annual impact reports to learn<br/>more about our impact on broadening access and helping close key social capital and wealth gaps within the innovation economy. </p><a href="/about" class="w-inline-block"></a></div><div id="w-node-_6bfa714f-ac74-4cfa-8e68-3bebb29404a4-5d9ad1db" class="div-block-53"><div class="div-block-51"><h4 class="heading_white small">2023 Report</h4><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CvougGUAI5wT7z8ChyWwU37smZNKitcR/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" class="button-2 w-button"><strong>View Report</strong></a><h4 class="heading_white small">2022 Report</h4><div class="div-block-24"></div><a href="https://bit.ly/Colorwave2022impactreportfull" target="_blank" class="button-2 w-button"><strong>View Report</strong></a></div><div><div class="div-block-52"><h4 class="heading_white small">2021 Report<br/></h4><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UI37VckOKZHRnblhEOtgVGAV-OVNXtBM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" class="button-2 w-button"><strong>View Report</strong></a></div></div></div></div></div></section><div class="section cc-home-wrap"><div class="intro-header cc-subpage"><div class="intro-content"><div class="heading-jumbo">Team<br/></div></div></div></div><div class="footersection"><div><div class="w-layout-blockcontainer newcontainer w-container"><div class="div-block-8"><div class="div-block-9"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecolorwave" class="w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/64bed9351fc69fa89667d171_linkedin.png" loading="lazy" alt=""/></a><a href="https://twitter.com/the_colorwave" class="w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64bb0779d19a52c25d9ad19c/64bed933bddc16af14667df3_twitter.png" loading="lazy" alt=""/></a></div><div><p class="paragraph-light-copy">漏 2023 COLORWAVE. 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