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BITKRAFT Ventures announces new diversity scheme

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BITKRAFT Ventures, an international investment platform for gaming and esports, has announced the creation of a new inclusivity and diversity scheme that promotes equality within the industry.

The BITKRAFT Diversity Commitment, which has already been signed by 90 percent of the platform’s portfolio, is a new formal framework that encourages better representation by changing internal operations, recruiting practices, and product considerations.

Bitkraft Diversity
Credit: BITKRAFT Ventures

This new scheme outlines a number of long and short-term goals with the aim of increasing diversity in the scene. These goals include achieving a gender balance on the BITKRAFT team, aiming to better represent diverse founders in the platform’s portfolio companies, and applying the Mansfield Rule during hiring processes.