We help private tech investors to design and build responsible investing strategies.
Some of the ways we can help:
Portfolio assessment
What are the ethical risks that could result in material harm to the company?
Investor training & tooling
How do you equip your investors to successfully implement your new strategies?
Reporting & disclosure
How do you answer those 30 new LP questionnaires on responsible investing?
Market intelligence
Which news is signal and which is noise? What are emerging best practices?
Investment policy
What are the repeatable practices that can help stop known issues from slipping through the cracks, e.g. during due diligence?
we work with:
our work in action:
Public reports and analyses to which we contributed:
Trust & Safety Market Research Report
Duco Experts | March 2024
Scaling trust on the web
Atlantic Council | June 2023
Carbon Accounting Tools Report (primary author)
Responsible Innovation Labs | June 2022
Private Capital in Tech: Untapped Potential for Impact
NetGain Partnership, Open Mic | December 2023
Equity Record
Diversity VC | November 2022
ESG Pulse Check: Getting the Basics Right for Start-ups and Venture Capital Firms
World Economic Forum | September 2022
Public tools and policies we helped build:
ESG & DEI Policy
Norwest Venture Partners
ESG Policy
The Westly Group
Events at which we spoke and/or co-organized:
Ethical AI Pitch Competition Host
San Francisco Forum | For the Long Term (July 2024)
Content Advisor on Ethical Tech
Compass Summer Investors Conference | RFK Human Rights (June 2024)
Ethical Tech Seminar Co-Host
Advisor Forum | Confluence Philanthropy (June 2024)
DEI Panelist
Morrison & Foerster, StartOut (May 2024)
AI Panel Moderator
SuperVenture US West (April 2024)
Ethical Tech Panelist & Workshop Host
Annual Practitioner Summit | Confluence Philanthropy (March 2024)
Co-Organizer, Content Partner on Ethical AI
Fall Summit on AI, Ethics, and Investments | RFK Human Rights (November 2023)
ESG Discussion Host
SuperVenture North America (November 2023)
Responsible Investing in VC Panelist
Responsible Investment Forum San Francisco | Private Equity International (September 2023)
ESG Speaker
Private AGM | Arctern Ventures (June 2023)
Responsible Investing in VC Panelist
Responsible Investment Forum NYC | Private Equity International (March 2023)
Responsible VC Panel Organizer and Moderator
MozFest (March 2023)
Co-Organizer, Content Partner on VC
Responsible Innovation Founders Summit | Responsible Innovation Labs, Startups & Society (November 2022)
ESG Debate Participant
SOCAP (October 2022)
Panelist
ESG in VC: Moving Beyond Talk to Action | NVCA (August 2022)
Impact vs. ESG Panelist
Sorenson Impact Summit (June 2022)
Digital Rights in VC Investing Panel Organizer and Moderator
MozFest (March 2022)