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2025 Angel Investments — Ada Ventures Angels Program

In 2025, I invested as an angel through the Ada Angels program, backing pre-seed companies in Denmark aligned with Ada Ventures’ thesis on healthy aging, climate equity, and economic empowerment.  Portfolio Companies Healper 🌐https://healper.dkMarketplace connecting psychologists/therapists to patients. Sourced through another angel in the Ada program. Why I invested: This was my first deal under […]

Who’s Going to Tell Them

New startup (minimally funded) nonprofits cannot solve systemic issues. They can raise awareness around these issues. They can pilot new and innovative ways to address them. But longevity is nearly impossible without a committed capacity-building fund and/or a capital engine. Philanthropy creates harm to these new nonprofits by funding them without also creating strong pathways […]

Early-stage investor rooted in Jutland, Connected Globally

Hej – I’m Hadiyah. I’m an angel investor based just outside of Aarhus, Denmark. Originally from the U.S., I currently invest through the Ada Ventures Danish Angel Fund. I have a background in software development and over a decade of experience working with early-stage founders. I focus on pre-seed investments in startups with a strong […]

Navigating the Tension Between Under-Acknowledgment and Over-Acknowledgment of Race in Venture Capital

This article was originally posted on HBCUvc’s website. This article was generated by Hadiyah Mujhid in collaboration with ChatGPT, based on a thoughtful conversation about race and identity in venture capital talent evaluation. You can read the full conversation with prompts and responses by clicking here. In venture capital, where relationships, networks, and access are […]

Generative AI and Climate Change: The Dual Threat to Racial Equity

Note: I wrote this post to explore various theses and theories of change for a potential HBCUvc fund. This post was edited with the assistance of ChatGPT. Generative AI and Climate are two of the fastest-growing industries in the U.S. today, positioned to shape our collective future in unprecedented ways. As the founder of a […]