SpecialityFounder & Partner

Mustard Seed CapitalDe’Havia Stewart is Founder & Partner of Mustard Seed Capital, which is a early stage venture firm focused on investing into companies that leverage frontier technology to drive positive change including helping offset the second order effects of AI and other frontier technology. Mustard Seed Capital is an extension of her investment advisory practice, in which venture growth platforms outsource their investment operations to her.  In addition, De’Havia Stewart is the Co-Founder and Principal of 1248 Angels, which is an investment group that writes checks into early stage startups in healthcare, financial services, and business enablement.  She started her career in Accenture’s Strategy practice, working with leading Fortune 500 companies across retail, consumer products, financial services, media, and telecom. Shortly after, she moved into venture capital initially supporting an early stage vehicle at SoftBank Opportunity Fund (now Open Opportunity Fund), where she helped deploy over $125M into early stage companies (this fund is a top quartile performer amongst its vintage). Throughout her venture career she has backed unicorn companies such as QuickNode, Notion, Replit, and Zipline, along with emerging high growth startups including FlutterFlow, Upwardli, and Subject Learning. She has also backed creator-led and culturally significant projects from figures such as Snoop Dogg and Alicia Keys. De’Havia spent the past several years working with Serena Williams at her venture firm, Serena Ventures, where she helped Serena manage Fund I of $111M and contributed to sourcing, diligence, portfolio support, and fund operations. Her work has earned national recognition including HBCUvc Emerging Leader in Venture Capital, Atlanta Inno Under 25, and multiple placements on the Alpha Partners Rising Star List. She has also spoken at leading institutions and global stages such as the New York Stock Exchange, Yale University, and GITEX Dubai. De’Havia is committed to expanding access to education and entrepreneurship. She sits on the Associate Board of Sponsors for Educational Opportunity. She previously served on the Atlanta Board of BLCK VC and on the investment committees for the HBCUvc Pre-Seed Fund and the BLK Foundation. She is an HBCU graduate of Florida A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.