The network effect that plays out across venture capital can often be traced back to college. So it makes sense that an effort to bring change would start by providing students with experience working at VC firms.

The national program HBCUvc expanded its paid internship program to the Baltimore-D.C. region this year, meaning 10 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are working at local venture firms during this school year.

HBCUvc, which was cofounded four years ago in San Francisco by University of Maryland Eastern Shore alum Hadiyah Mujhid, works to grow ecosystems and direct capital to Black founders in ecosystems around HBCU campuses. Locally, Baltimore-based venture firm Squadra Ventures first raised its hand to work with a pair of students, and encouraged others to hire them, as well.

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