Building the next generation of founders through capital, expertise and brotherhood
We're a Black-founded collective backing underrepresented founders with shared experience, practical support and purposeful investment.
What backing looks like
Capital
We invest alongside founders when the fit is real. Capital is selective support, not a promise of funding.
Expertise
We open doors through experience, networks and collective expertise, from finance and legal to marketing, property, technology and operations.
Brotherhood
Founders gain eight professionals who genuinely want them to succeed. We show up, share what we know and stay in the work together.
Why brotherhood matters
More than investors. We're builders.
KVG wasn't created in a boardroom. It was built through years of friendship, accountability and shared ambition.
That means founders don't just gain investors. They gain eight professionals who genuinely want them to succeed. That is different.
Most angel investors invest alone. We chose another way: eight professionals, one vision, one network, one brotherhood.
We believe better investors build better founders. And better founders build better communities.
Meet the brotherhood
Eight professionals, one vision, one network, one brotherhood.
Craig Riviere
Technology & Systems Lead
Simon Charles (SJ)
Media Production Specialist & Operations Support
J Adeshipe (Jay)
Marketing and Bid Management Specialist
Kofi Opoku-Agyeman
Founder Discovery, GTM & Sales Lead
Denz
Video Production
Simon Sandiford
Operations & Finance Lead
Kevin Hanley
Founder Network Lead
Paul Amuzie (PJ)
Public Narrative and Story Lead
Collectively, our members bring experience across:
- Property
- Finance
- Marketing
- Legal
- Entrepreneurship
- Technology
- Operations
- Leadership
A conversation for an aligned founder
We want to find a business we can support properly: practical help from people who have built and invested, and capital where there is a genuine fit. This is a focused conversation, not an open programme.
Who we're looking for
- UK-based underrepresented founders, especially Black founders
- A real product or business, with traction you can explain
- A clear next step, including a raise if that is where you are
- Open to help with story, visibility, messaging and introductions
Building legacy
Every investment is bigger than a transaction.
We're building businesses, communities, generational wealth and future investors.
That's KVG.
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity isn't. KVG exists to help change that.
What happens next
We review and get back within 5 working days.
Tell us your story
Share who you are, where the company is now, and what would help most.
We review for fit
We read every submission against the founders we can support well right now.
We continue the conversation
If there is alignment, the next step may be a conversation or a request for more context.
Become part of a brotherhood investing with purpose.
We believe great investing combines capital, experience and community. Founders come first. If you want to invest alongside that work, start here.