Claude Grunitzky

Claude Grunitzky is the CEO and Managing Partner of Equity Alliance, a fund providing capital to emerging and underrepresented venture capitalists and early-stage founders. He is the founder of TRACE, a global media company celebrating Black culture (funded by Goldman Sachs and later sold to European investors), and TRUE Africa, a digital platform backed by Google amplifying African voices and innovation.

A Visiting Social Innovator at Harvard Kennedy School’s Social Innovation and Change Initiative, Claude is also a trustee at MoMA PS1 and MASS MoCA, and Chairman of the Catharsis Arts Foundation, promoting the restorative power of art.

At BRIDGE Summit, Claude Grunitzky will share insights on how cultural entrepreneurship and inclusive investment can redefine global media ecosystems; exploring how founders, investors, and creators can collaborate to build an equitable creative economy that crosses borders.