Some people find their lane and stay in it. But if you’re the other kind—the one who keeps turning the page, trusting what you see before anyone else does—you know both the thrill of it and the fear that rides along.
Lorine Pendleton has turned the page many times: from music and years as an entertainment lawyer for Prince and Stevie Wonder, to tech, to venture investor. That last turn came from a stat that stopped her cold: less than 1% of venture capital reaches Black founders. Lorine set out to change both sides of the equation, not just who gets funded, but who writes the checks, turning more women of color into investors themselves. Now she runs her own fund, 125 Ventures, named for her Harlem roots, backing the future of women’s sports.
None of it has been fearless, Lorine just refuses to let the fear decide. On this episode of This Changes Things, Shoshanna and Lorine get into the journey, how she knows when it’s time to leap, why she’s certain sports is “AI-proof,” & how she “eats no’s for breakfast.”
You’ll come away trusting yourself and what you see a little more, and thinking about the doors you might hold open, too.
Lorine’s websites:
https://www.125ventures.vc/
https://www.portfolia.co/fund-leadership
Lorine’s Podcast:
https://www.conversationloungepod.com/
Social Handles:
Lorine Pendleton
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorinependleton/
https://www.instagram.com/lorinevc/
https://x.com/LorinePendleton
Shoshanna Hecht
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shoshannahecht/
https://www.instagram.com/shoshannahecht/
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Producer:
Rob Heath https://www.robheathstudios.com/
Podcast Artwork Designer:
Nicci Theron https://thecreative.co.nz/
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