Kelly Holmes
At the age of 20, Kelly, Mnicoujou Lakota, founded the world’s first and now longest-running Indigenous fashion magazine. Having grown up on the Cheyenne River Reservation, Kelly intimately understand the challenges rural Native founders face in building growth companies. In 2023 she launched Skoden Ventures to connect impact venture capital to Native entrepreneurs. She is […]
Dean Newton
Dean is Co-founder and General Partner with Relevance Ventures, the largest Native-led venture firm based in the USA. A serial tech entrepreneur, Dean serves on numerous corporate boards. He co-founded NACIA to address the gap in resources for Native entrepreneurs and connect founders to capital asset managers. Dean graduated Harvard Law School in 1995 and […]