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Nov 8, 2022

Supporting a new generation of founders, investors, and leaders in Silicon Valley.

Join us for the 2nd Annual Responsible Innovation Founders Summit this Thursday 11/10. When we set out on a year long process of interviewing VC-backed founders, investors, and public interest technologists about how they approach responsible company-building practices (e.g. from construction of diverse captables, to incorporation, governance, hiring practices, etc), we were taken back by the thoughtfulness that was taking place in the…

Startups

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Supporting a new generation of founders, investors, and leaders in Silicon Valley.
Supporting a new generation of founders, investors, and leaders in Silicon Valley.
Startups

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Jul 13, 2021

How Twilio Embeds Social Impact

Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio, is a widely respected serial founder and investor. He is an active philanthropist who is fiercely committed to the San Francisco Bay Area. His personal belief system is woven into Twilio’s modus operandi. …

Social Impact

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How Twilio Embeds Social Impact
How Twilio Embeds Social Impact
Social Impact

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Jun 30, 2021

How Company Ventures Builds A Diverse Talent Pipeline for their Portfolio Companies

Company Ventures is an early-stage venture firm with a focus on supporting values-driven founders. We met with Lindsay Siegel, the Head of Impact at Company Ventures to discuss their approach to creating diverse talent pipelines for their portfolio companies. Since the founding of Grand Central Tech, their flagship residency program…

Venture Capital

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How Company Ventures Builds A Diverse Talent Pipeline for their Portfolio Companies
How Company Ventures Builds A Diverse Talent Pipeline for their Portfolio Companies
Venture Capital

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Jun 14, 2021

Doubling Down on Culture and Values: Flatiron School’s Response to the BLM Movement

Flatiron School is a Manhattan-based global institution that teaches students in-demand tech skills such as software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and product design. Since their founding in 2012, the leadership at the Flatiron School has been committed to fostering an internal and external culture focused on equity, access, and inclusion¹…

Flatiron School

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Doubling Down on Culture and Values: Flatiron School’s Response to the BLM Movement
Doubling Down on Culture and Values: Flatiron School’s Response to the BLM Movement
Flatiron School

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May 26, 2021

How Venture-Backed Civic Eagle Created a “Values-Committee” to Align Growth and Mission

“Our values are around increasing participation in democratic process —this is our big mission.” Damola Ogundipe is intent on proving that you can build a big venture-scale business and still be committed to your values. Damola started Civic Eagle in 2016 and has raised $2.3M …

Tech

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How Venture-Backed Civic Eagle Created a “Values-Committee” to Align Growth and Mission
How Venture-Backed Civic Eagle Created a “Values-Committee” to Align Growth and Mission
Tech

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May 19, 2021

How Salesforce Incorporates Social Impact with Corporate Venture

“There has arguably never been a time more important for business to be a force for good.” Claudine Emeott, Director of the $150M Salesforce Impact Venture Fund The Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund launched in 2017 and addressed four initial sectors: Climate + Sustainability, Education + Workforce Development, DEI + Inclusion…

Venture Capital

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How Salesforce Incorporates Social Impact with Corporate Venture
How Salesforce Incorporates Social Impact with Corporate Venture
Venture Capital

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Apr 27, 2021

How a Climate Tech Company Embedded its Mission into its Legal Form

A micro-case study for Founders from the Startups & Society Initiative. Aclima measures and analyzes air pollution and greenhouse gases on a hyperlocal-level which helps regulators, policymakers, and environmental advocates better understand and manage emissions and their impacts. When Davida Herzl incorporated Aclima, there were two choices for how she…

Ethical Tech

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How a Climate Tech Company Embedded its Mission into its Legal Form
How a Climate Tech Company Embedded its Mission into its Legal Form
Ethical Tech

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Apr 14, 2021

How 500 Startups Built An ESG Strategy Across Its Latest Funds

A micro-case study for Founders from the Startups & Society Initiative. 500 Startups was founded in 2010, and has invested in 2,500+ startups in 77+ countries. The global accelerator and early-stage investment fund has prided itself on being different from Sand Hill Road VCs. On the threshold of raising its…

Technology Trends

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How 500 Startups built an ESG strategy across its portfolio
How 500 Startups built an ESG strategy across its portfolio
Technology Trends

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Mar 16, 2021

5 Tips for Building an Equitable Early-Stage Company

From fundraising to operations, here’s how Topknot stayed true to their values while raising a $650k pre-seed A micro-case study for Founders from the Startups & Society Initiative. Too many founders think of equity and social responsibility as a set of issues to address later in their company’s life cycle…

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5 tips for building social impact into your DNA while you fundraise
5 tips for building social impact into your DNA while you fundraise

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Feb 1, 2021

How One Early-stage Founder Successfully Hired Underrepresented Technical Talent

A micro-case study for Founders from the Startups & Society Initiative. Ope Bukola, a former Product Lead at Google and founder of Enle, wanted to tap into the technical talent of the African continent, and her home country of Nigeria. Ope on why she started Enle: “There is an explosion…

Ethical Tech

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How One Early-stage Founder Successfully Hired Underrepresented Technical Talent
How One Early-stage Founder Successfully Hired Underrepresented Technical Talent
Ethical Tech

3 min read

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