Better Venture
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Better Venture is the first-of-its-kind volume featuring best practices to drive DEI in venture capital by @ErikaBrodnock & @JFLenhard published @Holloway
Joined April 2021
Great to join the conversation with @ladigm @diversityvc @TereseKWH @atomico at #BTF21 moderated by @ImeldaFossu Huge thanks to @AKAINSLEY @Colorintechorg team for creating the space for critical conversations that amplify so many overlooked & underestimated voices 🙌
Lisa Shu from @NewtonProgramVC on why its important for more diversity in venture capital during #BTF21
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This is one of the most important pieces of research I have worked on with a fantastic team over the last two years: assessing whether modular homes work for people experiencing homelessness. Our findings are very promising indeed 🎉 1/
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Thank you @paullewismoney for pushing our research into the world @MaxCamCentre @CCHPR1; this is one of the most important research projects I (co-)led so far. The bottom line: modular homes are a fantastic housing option for many people experiencing homelessness!
Give the homeless homes. It really is that easy, as Cambridge experiment shows
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One of the reasons for putting this book together - VC has enormous power in the world of tech which we need to scrutinise more. Sign up to listen to @JFLenhard and the whole @NYUABetterTech!
Join @NYUABetterTech on Thu/Fri and listen to my IDEAS 'To Make Tech Better Tomorrow, We Need to Scrutinise Venture Capital Today' (1140am EST) - thanks @mona_sloane and team for organising such a fantastic event:
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@EdGrapeNutZimm @Just_Kate @TheFourthFloor4 @close_first @adaventures We got the perfect article for this purpose @ErikaBrodnock @BetterVenture
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Had a lot of fun with this conversation - thank you so much @Sherrell_Dorsey and @annalieseg (and obviously my fantastic @BetterVenture co author @ErikaBrodnock)
@Sherrell_Dorsey and @annalieseg sat down with Erika and Johannes in Free Radicals this week to discuss these persistent issues and potential new investing models that would better foster diversity when funding startups: https://t.co/BXhBvhnN86
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So excited to forge this partnership with @SVB_UK @localglobevc @LBS to train the tech investors of our future. @NewtonProgramVC seeds the future of VC with greater diversity and representation - putting currently overlooked groups into the seats of decision-making power.
We are beyond thrilled to welcome @SVB_UK as a Founding Partner of the @NewtonProgramVC -- joining SVB’s trailblazing Access to Innovation Initiative to build a more diverse, equitable and accessible innovation economy for all. https://t.co/cdcSfLtizK
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For the last months @ErikaBrodnock and I have been interviewing VCs and tech operators alike on DEI for our book @BetterVenture. One of the most cited excuses why people still don’t act: not enough data! That’s nonsense, we argue in this piece for @Siftedeu
Can we stop pretending that we need more data on diversity? 🙃 The benefits of investing in diversity and inclusion have been proven. It’s time for action, say @ErikaBrodnock and @JFLenhard: https://t.co/NiEXQMSz2z
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I have been working on @BetterVenture with @ErikaBrodnock @holloway for a while but have so far not shared more details on how the idea for this book came about. Here goes.
link.medium.com
How Erika Brodnock and I came to write a book on diversity, equity and inclusion and interview dozens of people who want to drive change
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Thrilled to feature in @Forbes as one of 8 female venture capital investors to watch in 2021. https://t.co/F9K7JUxbGQ
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About last night... To sum it up, I use this word sparingly: exhilarating✨ We can't wait to see the magic you create together #NVP01 ... the seeds we plant today will grow into the sequoias of tomorrow 🌳🌳🌳
Here we go! A very big welcome to our first cohort #NVP01 ! We are so excited and proud to have this incredible group onboard🙌 #international #DiversityandInclusion #VentureCapital #investorsofthefuture🚀 @ProfLisaShu
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@ErikaBrodnock and I just did what might be the last interview for @BetterVenture — talking about mental health in startups and specifically also the VCs’ responsibility. A fantastic conversation we’re looking forward to sharing with you all soon
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~$150B VC funding went to U.S. startups in 2020. Only 0.67% of that went to Black-founded startups. https://t.co/UcQMPDZiow via @crunchbasenews
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We closed out 2020 with record amounts raised by U.S. companies tracking at just under $150 billion. But of that capital, only $1 billion went to Black or African American founders, which comes out...
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Oh wow the numbers are changing in the right direction: from 5.7% female decision makers in 2016 to 14.2% this year. BUT: it’s still appalling AND women are also just one dimension; ver much looking forward to finishing @BetterVenture with @ErikaBrodnock to push for more
Venture capital is still a boys' club
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