Our Service Statement

As we worked with professionals from varied walks of life - we initially learned women receive disproportionally smaller funding  - than men do. The more we questioned the figures, the more we realized we needed to do something about it  - with concrete actions, and not just talk. 

As we explored this topic - low proportion of funding for women, we were confronted with a harsher reality - other minorities - Latinos, LGBTQ, Asian, Black, and Brown communities faced the exact same problem; and worse - those in double minority situations received even fewer opportunities.

This is exactly how VC APAX came to be - our desire to bring together professionals who are committed to dedicating time and effort to ensure women and minorities receive the same opportunities others do. 

We are all about extending opportunities to others - and particularly to those who were overlooked in the funding process - to ensure their innovations come to fruition.

We work very hard to make sure people see themselves in the experts we bring to the conferences, the people selected to present at the conference are true experts in their respective fields, and in addition to that, they are representative of the minorities that make up our social frabric. 

We are an American-based conference - the USA is our guiding star - we pay particular attention to Asia, to the countries located around the Pacific Ocean, and its Islands. We adopted the mnemonic APAX to show inclusivity - all genders are included - those who identify with birth gender, and those who identify with other options - the "X" is for that. We were concerned the "APAX" designation would be viewed as excluding countries in the Americas, so we made space for them in the logo, again to show all are welcome. We used four different people - of different colors - and in a heart shape - because we believe in acceptance, all are equally valued/cherished. 

The people in the logo are intertwined - because face it - so are we. We work hard to ensure the same quality of service is extended to all, irrespective of demographic.