Candice Matthews Brackeen

Founder & CEO, Lightship Foundation, Entrepreneurial Visionary, Advocate for Diversity in Tech and Innovation
Candice Matthews
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About

Candice Matthews is a General Partner at Lightship Capital, where she finds and funds high growth, minority-led companies operating in underserved ecosystems throughout the Midwest. Launched in 2020, Lightship Capital is raising a $50MM for investment into underrepresented founders operating in the CPG, E-Commerce, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, and Healthcare spaces. Candice is also the Founder and CEO at Lightship Foundation, the inclusion-focused entrepreneur enrichment program guiding minority founders with instruction in product development, brand building, leveraging artificial intelligence for business and fundraising.

Candice lends her strategic vision to Lightship’s founder centric programming and events including Lightship Accelerator, Lightship Bootcamp and Black Tech Week. Her commitment to advancement and inclusion has most recently been recognized by organizations such as the Cincinnati Bengals (2022 Inspire Change Changemaker Award) and Doritos and Pepsi Co. (2023 Doritos Change Maker).

Candice expands upon her work driving representation in innovation with her role on the Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium for NASA, where she leads diversity of thought as new cultures and economies are developed. She also sits on the advisory committee and selection committees for technology for the Ohio State University and Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, ensuring that as technology is commercialized from these entities, diversity is at the forefront of decision making.

​​Candice also serves on the Cincinnati Innovation District Advisory Council, the Endeavor Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors, and is a University of Cincinnati Kautz Uible Fellow.

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Topics

Topics

Building Inclusive Ecosystems: Cincinnati and Beyond

Entrepreneurship

Venture Capital

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnRzSfjl6II&t=274s
Cincy Tech: From Student to WSJ’s ‘Women to Watch’: Candice Matthews Brackeen
https://youtu.be/wxYh7iZkEf0
Startup Sistas: Breaking Through the BiaS
https://youtu.be/FpCiNnCKcC8
Movers & Shakers: Candice Matthews Brackeen on the Cincinnati business climate
https://www.wxyz.com/news/political/spotlight-on-the-news/spotlight-on-the-news-why-delta-dental-lightship-capital-have-teamed-up-for-detroit-entrepreneurshttps://www.wxyz.com/news/political/spotlight-on-the-news/spotlight-on-the-news-why-delta-dental-lightship-capital-have-teamed-up-for-detroit-entrepreneurs
WXYZ: Why Delta Dental & Lightship Capital have Teamed up for Detroit Entrepreneurs
https://anchor.fm/morethanprofit/episodes/Attacking-A-Market-Failure-With-Candice-Matthews-Brackeen-et8jr8https://anchor.fm/morethanprofit/episodes/Attacking-A-Market-Failure-With-Candice-Matthews-Brackeen-et8jr8
MoreThan Profit:Attacking A Market Failure With Candice Matthews Brackeen
https://youtu.be/XS1zb-2tmPg
Weathering the Storm: Live Q & A on business with Candice Matthews-Brackeen
https://youtu.be/RScXbvtLToU
2019 VentureDinner Interview with Candice Matthews-Brackeen of Hillman

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Testimonials

“Candice's knowledge and experience on topics related to venture capital, entrepreneurship, and ecosystem building are second to none. She also made time after the event to engage our community, which was extremely appreciated.”

Karlos L. Marshall
Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Dayton Metro Library