Prior to her venture capital role, Hamilton founded and published the indie magazine Interlude and prior to that, served as tour manager to Atlantic Records recording artist Janine.[3]
In May 2018, Hamilton announced her firm would also attempt to raise a $36 million fund specifically for black female founders.[4]
Hamilton was the subject of a six-episode series on the Gimlet Media podcast Startup.[5] Hamilton is mostly complimentary about the podcast series, but did take issue with how she was portrayed, especially in sequences that cast her in an irresponsible light.[6] Hamilton's Backstage Capital's podcast The Bootstrapped VC features episodes that are reactions to the Gimlet series.[7]
In June 2019 Hamilton received recognition from Business Insider as one of the 23 most powerful LGBTQ+ people in tech.[8]
Hamilton has funded a scholarship for black female pilots,[9] and a scholarship for black students at the University of Oxford.[10]
In June 2022, TechCrunch reported that BackStage Capital had laid off most of its staff and was pausing net new investments.[11]
In 2019, Hamilton married German composer and actress, Anna Eichenauer.[13]
In 2021, Hamilton paid $112,500 for a 1956 Chevy truck owned by her personal icon Janet Jackson.[14]
Writing
Before becoming a venture capitalist, Hamilton gained notoriety as a blogger on "Your Daily Lesbian Moment," a blog site and point of connection for women seeking both platonic and romantic relationships with other women.[15][16]
In May 2020, Hamilton published the book entitled, "It's About Damn Time," written with Rachel L. Nelson. The book is part memoir and part how-to for people who are generally underestimated in society. In the book, Hamilton details her early career as a music tour producer and, on pivoting to venture capital, the tactics she used to start the VC fund Backstage Capital.[17]
It's About Damn Time. Penguin Random House. 2020. ISBN9780593136416.
