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Precious Drew

Member at Global Women in Investor

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overview 

Precious Drew is a Senior Managing Director at gener8tor, investing $100K into underrepresented founders. With a background in diverse roles including Co-Founder & COO at PERK: The Natural Beauty Lab and Marketing Communications Specialist at HIP HOP LDN LIMITED, she has successfully invested in companies like UzObi and Mark Labs, focusing on sectors such as BioTech and E-commerce.

Work Experience 

  • Senior Managing Director | Investment Accelerators

    2021 - Current

    In addition to other duties, I oversee the following programs across the country: Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator MSP Equity Accelerator Curql Accelerate New Jersey Accelerator Former: Prosper HealthTech Accelerator

  • Managing Director | Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator

    2021 - 2021

    Investing $100K into Black entrepreneurs with fintech, insurtech, digital health and data analytics startups.

  • Director of gBETA Greater MN St. Cloud

    2019 - 2021

    gBETA is a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots.

gBETA Urban League is a free seven-week, no-equity accelerator program.

  • Program Assistant

    2019 - 2019

City of Minneapolis is a government body that dispenses environmental, economic, workforce development, civic, and administrative functions.

Raised $411,170.00 from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Co-Founder & COO

    2017 - 2019

    A woman-owned company upcycling, used coffee grounds from local coffee shop to create natural skin care products.

  • Finnovation Fellow

    2018 - 2019

  • Marketing Communications Specialist

    2016 - 2019

  • Communications Specialist | Urban Scholar

    2018 - 2018

Minnesota State Board of Investment provides multiple investment management services like retirement funds, trust funds and cash accounts.

  • Professional Development Facilitator

    2018 - 2018

    Urban Scholars is a leadership and professional development internship program providing students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds with distinctive professional experience.

  • Marketing Manager

    2015 - 2018

  • Case Study Member

    2015 - 2018

    First Place Winner at the national S.A.M. Case Study undergraduate competition (2016)

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