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?

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we work with:

GP beginners and pros,

 

  • We’re ready to be your thought partner no matter how familiar you are with responsible investing.

 

  • We work primarily with investment teams, and we have also supported portfolio services, investor relations, and legal, among other units.

LPs

 

  • We help institutions integrate tech considerations into existing responsible investing strategies.

 

  • We develop responsible tech strategies for multi-asset portfolios.

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

Responsible Investment DDQ for VC LPs

UNPRI

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)