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TED BusinessHow to use venture capital for good | Freada Kapor KleinFreada Kapor Klein isn't your typical venture capitalist. She's thrown out the standard investment playbook in order to close the opportunity gap for low-income communities. She explains how her firm is investing in entrepreneurs and startups solving real-world problems — and the measurable difference it's already making. After the talk, Modupe urges us all to rethink success — so the focus is on tangible impact and meaningful relationships.Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward? Fill out our survey!Learn more about TED Next at ted.com/futureyou Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...2024-08-0517 min
TED Talks DailyHow to use venture capital for good | Freada Kapor KleinFreada Kapor Klein isn't your typical venture capitalist. She's thrown out the standard investment playbook in order to close the opportunity gap for low-income communities. She explains how her firm is investing in entrepreneurs and startups solving real-world problems — and the measurable difference it's already making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-0615 min
The Technically Human PodcastBad Input: Raising public awareness about AI biasEarlier this year, Consumer Reports, in collaboration with the Kapor Center, debuted "Bad Input," three short films that set out to explore and to create public awareness about how biases in algorithms/data sets result in unfair practices for communities of color, often without their knowledge.
In this episode of the show, I talk to Lily Gangas, Chief Technology Community Officer at the Kapor Center, and Amira Dhalla, Director of Impact Partnerships and Programs at Consumer Reports, about the film and about state of AI at the intersection of race and equity, and the importance of educating...2023-09-221h 12
HBR IdeaCastThe VC Fund Closing Equity Gaps — and Making MoneyMuch of the business world has bought into the idea of stakeholder capitalism. But Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor say that doing some good by doing well isn’t enough when the business impact still creates negative effects and broader disparities overall. Freada, with a background in social justice and empirical research, and Mitch, an entrepreneur and investor who got his start making early spreadsheet software, strive to invest in ventures that close the distance between those with wealth and privilege and those without. The founders explain their metrics and decision-making process at Kapor Capital. The profitable firm explicitly in...2023-08-0826 min
Six Pixels of Separation PodcastSPOS #886 – Freada Kapor Klein On Smarter Investing And Funding The FutureWelcome to episode #886 of Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast - Episode #886. How can we change the way that businesses get funded? Are the best businesses actually getting funded? What about investments that truly have impact? Dr. Freada Kapor Klein and her husband, Mitch Kapor, are a dynamic duo striving to make the tech industry more diverse and inclusive. Both co-founders of Kapor Capital and the Kapor Center, they invest in tech startups that aim to dismantle the barriers of access for low-income communities...2023-07-0255 min
Masters of ScaleBetter metrics for better culture, part 2, with Kapor Capital’s Mitch Kapor & Dr. Freada Kapor KleinIn part 2 of this episode with veteran founders and investors Mitch Kapor & Dr. Freada Kapor Klein, we get into the data of building human-centered cultures. In part one, we heard how Mitch and Freada went all-in on investing their values, committing 100% of new investments in “gap-closing” companies that aim to improve society, even as they aim for scale and liquidity as well. Now, Mitch and Freada can share how that’s played out in practice, with both positive examples … and some negative ones as well. (Yes, they were early investors in Uber!)Read a transcript of this episode...2023-06-2731 min
SUCCESS PodcastsBrilliant Thoughts: Closing Gaps in the Workplace with Freada & Mitch KaporFreada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor’s work began as it has continued—trying to level the corporate playing field. In the early 1980s, Mitch founded Lotus Development, and later brought in Freada to make the company “the most progressive employer in the U.S.,” as he says in today’s episode. Both of them had a personal interest in closing these gaps—Growing up, Mitch was not terribly well socialized and often did not fit in, something which became a large part of his identity. As an entrepreneur, he saw an opportunity to create a workplace culture where everybody wo...2023-06-2356 minSUCCESS PodcastsBrilliant Thoughts: Closing Gaps in the Workplace with Freada & Mitch KaporFreada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor’s work began as it has continued—trying to level the corporate playing field. In the early 1980s, Mitch founded Lotus Development, and later brought in Freada to make the company “the most progressive employer in the U.S.,” as he says in today’s episode. Both of them had a personal interest in closing these gaps—Growing up, Mitch was not terribly well socialized and often did not fit in, something which became a large part of his identity. As an entrepreneur, he saw an opportunity to create a workplace culture where everybody wo...2023-06-2356 min
Brilliant Thoughts with Tristan AhumadaClosing Gaps in the Workplace with Freada & Mitch KaporFreada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor’s work began as it has continued—trying to level the corporate playing field. In the early 1980s, Mitch founded Lotus Development, and later brought in Freada to make the company “the most progressive employer in the U.S.,” as he says in today’s episode. Both of them had a personal interest in closing these gaps—Growing up, Mitch was not terribly well socialized and often did not fit in, something which became a large part of his identity. As an entrepreneur, he saw an opportunity to create a workplace culture where everybody wo...2023-06-2356 minSUCCESS PodcastsBrilliant Thoughts: Closing Gaps in the Workplace with Freada & Mitch KaporFreada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor’s work began as it has continued—trying to level the corporate playing field. In the early 1980s, Mitch founded Lotus Development, and later brought in Freada to make the company “the most progressive employer in the U.S.,” as he says in today’s episode. Both of them had a personal interest in closing these gaps—Growing up, Mitch was not terribly well socialized and often did not fit in, something which became a large part of his identity. As an entrepreneur, he saw an opportunity to create a workplace culture where everybody wo...2023-06-2356 minMasters of ScaleBetter metrics for better culture, part 1, with Kapor Capital’s Mitch Kapor & Dr. Freada Kapor KleinCan you build with conscience and still succeed? Mitch Kapor & Dr. Freada Kapor Klein certainly think so. As tech industry veteran founders and investors, Mitch and Freada have long embraced non-traditional metrics that put humans at the center. Mitch co-founded Lotus, the 1980s software giant, and hired Freada to help make the company “the most progressive employer in the U.S.” And years later, their early-stage VC firm, Kapor Capital, aligns their portfolio with their values, investing in companies that close gaps in access and opportunity. Human-centered metrics don’t just improve cultures — they improve the bottom line.Read a...2023-06-2033 min
Thought SparksRita McGrath & Freada Kapor Klein, Co-author of "Closing the Equity Gap - Thought SparksIt's easy to despair at high levels of inequality and lack of access to capital and resources that still face entrepreneurs who aren't white, male or well-connected. @Freada Kapor Klein's career is a beacon of hope for those of us looking for real, practical solutions. The Fund, @Kapor Capital, which she co-founded puts its money into underrepresented founders with huge impact on the entrepreneurial ecosystem and benefits for all of us! She is going to be joining me to discuss her new co-authored book "Closing the Equity Gap" to share with others how it's done. Join us live on...2023-05-1256 min
The Rhys ShowHow can you actually make money while closing the tech gap? with Freada Kapor KleinIn this episode, Freada Kapor Klein shares her expertise on investing in seed-stage tech startups that aim to close gaps of access, opportunity, and outcome for low-income communities and communities of color. As a venture capitalist, philanthropist, and author of "Closing the Equity Gap," Freada offers a comprehensive approach to making the tech industry more diverse and inclusive. She also discusses how investing in these gap-closing startups can lead to a more equitable future while generating profits. Tune in to learn about dispelling myths around investing and marginalized groups and the importance of "distance traveled" entrepreneurs. Don't miss out on...2023-05-0854 min
Commonwealth Club of California PodcastFreada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor: Closing the Equity GapDespite economic headwinds and job cuts, companies backed by venture capital—including many in the Bay Area—drive the U.S. economy, accounting for hundreds of billions of dollars in sales and profits. However, most of this wealth winds up enriching entrenched investors and favored private interests, further widening economic inequality. Two well-known technology investors and entrepreneurs, Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein, have committed their lives to doing things differently and finding ways to close these equity gaps.As they explain in their new book, Closing the Equity Gap: Creating Wealth and Fostering Justice in Startup Inves...2023-04-101h 09
Washington Post LiveHow companies can invest in employees and lead with purposeWashington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor, authors of “Closing the Equity Gap” and Betsy Conway, director of the Lowe’s Foundation, for a series of conversations about leading with purpose, investing in employees and connecting with consumers.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.2023-03-2839 min
EquityOne of venture’s most iconic duos wants to have a word with you Natasha interviewed one of venture's most iconic duos: Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein of Kapor Capital. The investors recently published a book, "Closing the Equity Gap: Creating Wealth and Fostering Justice in Startup Investing," connecting scrappy stories of entrepreneurs to their investment thesis to the returns that other venture capitalists are clamoring to land.In today's episode, we're talking about:
Their book and why the pair chose to do it now
Mitch and Freada's broader thoughts on impact investing
criteria for success and investor due diligence.
For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Si...2023-03-2238 min
Mission DrivenMission Driven - Episode 14 - Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor (Kapor Capital)We have special guests on the podcast - Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor. The founders of Kapor Capital have released a new book, Closing the Equity Gap, and, on this episode, they discuss their life missions to make the tech industry more diverse and inclusive.
Tune in to learn how the two got their start, founded Kapor Capital, and have been pioneers in impact investing. They impart important lessons on the power of “distance traveled” founders who harness their early experiences to found companies that better serve society. You’ll hear stories about the two youngest partne...2023-03-161h 06
Ellevate Network: Conversations With Women Changing the Face of BusinessEpisode 352: None of Us Are Free Until All of Us Are Free, with Freada Kapor KleinWe sit down with Freada Kapor Klein, Founder of the Level Playing Field Institute, to discuss sexual harassment in the workplace, closing opportunity gaps for lower-income individuals, and the need for intersectionality in everything we do. We also discuss her new book, "Closing the Equity Gap: Creating Wealth and Fostering Justice in Startup Investing," which has been met with acclaim from Al Gore, Serena Williams, Valerie Jarrett, and more. Find out more at www.closingtheequitygap.com.2023-03-1557 min
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentClosing the Equity Gap: Creating Wealth and Fostering Justice in Startup Investing by Mitchell Kapor, Freada Kapor KleinPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612787 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Closing the Equity Gap: Creating Wealth and Fostering Justice in Startup Investing Author: Mitchell Kapor, Freada Kapor Klein Narrator: Keyonni James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: March 14, 2023 Genres: Business & Career Development Publisher's Summary: A social activist and an entrepreneur remake the future of investing and business, offering a win-win road map for creating wealth and addressing inequalities by investing in groundbreaking tech companies that defy assumptions from Silicon Valley to Wall Street. Companies backed by venture capital drive the U.S. economy, accounting for hundreds...2023-03-1405 min
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentClosing the Equity Gap: Creating Wealth and Fostering Justice in Startup Investing by Mitchell Kapor, Freada Kapor KleinPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612787to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Closing the Equity Gap: Creating Wealth and Fostering Justice in Startup Investing
Author: Mitchell Kapor, Freada Kapor Klein
Narrator: Keyonni James
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 12 minutes
Release date: March 14, 2023
Genres: Business & Career Development
Publisher's Summary:
A social activist and an entrepreneur remake the future of investing and business, offering a win-win road map for creating wealth and addressing inequalities by investing in groundbreaking tech companies that defy assumptions from Silicon Valley to Wall Street. Companies backed by venture capital drive the U.S. economy, accounting for hundreds of...2023-03-149h 12
Seed to HarvestCake Ventures Founding Partner Monique Woodard on Her Strategy for Building a Balanced Portfolio, What She Looks For in Her Investment Process, and the Interesting Topic She is Currently Writing About | Seed To Harvest Ep47Send us a textToday, I’m joined by Monique Woodard, the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Cake Ventures. Cake Ventures is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm investing in companies that touch areas of demographic change including aging and longevity, the increased spending power of women, and the shift to majority-minority. A Forbes article published on Jan 12, 2023, claims that Cake Ventures has closed its debut fund at $17 million dollars. Monique was previously a Venture Scout for Lightspeed Venture Partners and a Venture Partner for 500 Startups. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on...2023-01-2420 min
Marketplace TechTech investor Mitch Kapor is proving investing for social good can make moneyThere's an idea that's long been gospel in the venture capital industry, that investing in companies that have a positive social impact is a money loser — impact investing is "concessionary." But what if it isn't? Mitch Kapor is a well-known tech investor. He helped create the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet and was an early Uber investor. But for the past decade, Kapor and his wife, Freada Kapor Klein, have focused on companies that they say fill a gap, whether it's social, information or opportunity. And in 2019, their firm, Kapor Capital, reported that in fact it does make money. Lots of it...2021-03-3109 min
The Business of GivingFreada Kapor Klein on “Gap Closing” and the Importance of “Lived Experience “The following is a conversation between Freada Kapor Klein, Partner at Kapor Capital, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.
The need to “build back better” in the wake of the cataclysmic events from this past year is at the top of most people's minds, but good intentions are no longer good enough... or are piecemeal solutions. Freada Kapor Klein, a partner at Kapor Capital and co-chair of the Kapor Center, understands better than most what changes are truly needed to assure for an equitable, diverse, and inclusive rebuild. And she is with us now.2021-02-1939 min
Access and OpportunityCOVID-19 Special: Freada Kapor Klein - A Time for EmpathyWelcome back to Access & Opportunity. In these unprecedented times of COVID-19, we're checking in with some of our favorite guests from previous seasons to understand how they're adjusting their schedules, their businesses, their outlook, and their investing styles. In this episode, Carla welcomes back Dr. Freda Kapor Klein, Founding Partner at Kapor Capital and founder and co-chair of the Kapor Center for Social Impact.Dr. Kapor Klein appeared in season one and in season three, so we wanted to see how, despite the current circumstances, she continues to create opportunities for underserved communities and to close the g...2020-05-0920 minAccess and OpportunityImpacting VentureSilicon Valley venture firm Kapor Capital recently released its annual Impact Report, which clearly demonstrates that they have not sacrificed returns when investing in women- and multiculturally-led businesses. In this episode of Access & Opportunity, we welcome back Dr. Freada Kapor Klein, a founding partner at Kapor Capital and founder and co-chair of the Kapor Center for Social Impact. Dr. Kapor Klein talks to us about that report, about the principles that guide Kapor Capital's investment strategy, how a focus on skills instead of pedigrees can be both inclusive and effective, and how a new approach to venture c...2019-07-3122 min
Money + MeaningMitch Kapor on the Kapor Capital ExperimentMitch Kapor is fond of saying, “genius is evenly distributed by ZIP Code, but opportunity is not.” So, in 2011 Mitch and his wife, Freada Kapor Klein, set out to tackle this issue by investing in seed stage tech startups closing gaps of access, opportunity, or outcome for low-income communities and communities of color in the US. After more than 100 investments over eight years, Kapor Capital has not only been able to generate gap-closing social impact but has done so while achieving financial returns in the top quartile among VC funds of similar size. In this episode, Mitch shares lessons lear...2019-06-0437 min
Decoder with Nilay PatelRecode Decode: Why tech is "flunking" the diversity testVenture capitalist and prominent activist Freada Kapor Klein, the founder of Kapor Capital, talks with Recode's Teddy Schleifer about diversity in tech and impact investing.In this episode: In this episode: Kapor Klein’s background; her first forays into activism; why the term “sexual coercion” is more meaningful in the workplace than “sexual harassment”; holding managers accountable when they don’t live a company’s values; why did Kapor Klein and her husband Mitch Kapor become impact investors?; how to have values as a VC; being an Uber investor during the company’s discrimination scandal; how is Dara Khosrowshah...2019-04-221h 02
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)Freada Kapor Klein (Kapor Capital) - Closing Tech's Diversity GapFrom high school computer science classes all the way up to VC partner meetings, women and people of color remain underrepresented in the technology ecosystem. Even so, diversity-focused social scientist and venture capitalist Freada Kapor Klein is hopeful about the future of technology and entrepreneurship. As a partner at Kapor Capital, she provides seed-stage funding to technology startups that make a positive social impact on low-income communities and communities of color. Drawing on her work both as an investor and a diversity researcher, she offers strategies that founders and funders alike can pursue to make the tech world more...2019-04-1749 min
Stanford eCornerFreada Kapor Klein (Kapor Capital) - Closing Tech's Diversity GapFrom high school computer science classes all the way up to VC partner meetings, women and people of color remain underrepresented in the technology ecosystem. Even so, diversity-focused social scientist and venture capitalist Freada Kapor Klein is hopeful about the future of technology and entrepreneurship. As a partner at Kapor Capital, she provides seed-stage funding to technology startups that make a positive social impact on low-income communities and communities of color. Drawing on her work both as an investor and a diversity researcher, she offers strategies that founders and funders alike can pursue to make the tech world more diverse...2019-04-1749 min
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video SeriesClosing Tech's Diversity Gap [Entire Talk]From high school computer science classes all the way up to VC partner meetings, women and people of color remain underrepresented in the technology ecosystem. Even so, diversity-focused social scientist and venture capitalist Freada Kapor Klein is hopeful about the future of technology and entrepreneurship. As a partner at Kapor Capital, she provides seed-stage funding to technology startups that make a positive social impact on low-income communities and communities of color. Drawing on her work both as an investor and a diversity researcher, she offers strategies that founders and funders alike can pursue to make the tech world more diverse...2019-04-1248 minAccess and OpportunityAddressing Silicon Valley's "Leaky Tech Pipeline"“Most people in the Silicon Valley tech ecosystem… believe that institutions are meritocracies,” says Freada Kapor Klein, a founding partner of Kapor Capital. “If you believe that self-serving nonsense then you believe that if there's no diversity in your circles, it's because whoever's outside isn't good enough, and it's an incredibly dangerous and inaccurate belief system.” In the season 1 finale of the Access & Opportunity podcast, Carla Harris talks to Kapor Klein about how her Oakland-based venture capital firm, which she co-founded with her husband, the computer visionary Mitchell Kapor, is breaking down the investment barriers for startups run by wome...2018-09-0629 min
YR Media (formerly Youth Radio)Youth Radio Interview with Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor KleinYouth Radio reporter Pendarvis Harshaw sits down with "techquity" leaders and investors Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein to discuss the future of tech in Oakland and beyond2015-12-0332 min
United States of Rhythm Press LeagueSilencing the Scientist: Tyrone Hayes on Being Targeted by Herbicide Firm Syngenta
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We speak with scientist Tyrone Hayes of the University of California, Berkeley, who discovered a widely used herbicide may have harmful effects on the endocrine system. But when he tried to publish the results, the chemical’s manufacturer launched a campaign to discredit his work. Hayes was first hired in 1997 by a company, which later became agribusiness giant Syngenta, to study their product, atrazine, a pesticide that is applied to more than half the...2014-03-1659 min
SpectrumLevel Playing Field InstituteJarvis Sulcer, Allison Scott, Hailey Shavers, Ruby Alcazar, join us from the Level Playing Field Institute to discuss the year round STEM program in Bay Area High Schools for minority women. We discuss the program, how to apply, and get an idea of what it is like from Hailey and Ruby. lpfi.orgTranscriptSpeaker 1: Spectrum's next Speaker 2: [inaudible].Speaker 1: Welcome [00:00:30] to spectrum the science and technology show on k a l x Berkeley, a biweekly 30 minute program bringing you interviews featuring bay area scientists and technologists. Speaker 3: Go...2013-01-1130 minSpectrumLevel Playing Field InstituteJarvis Sulcer, Allison Scott, Hailey Shavers, Ruby Alcazar, join us from the Level Playing Field Institute to discuss the year round STEM program in Bay Area High Schools for minority women. We discuss the program, how to apply, and get an idea of what it is like from Hailey and Ruby. lpfi.orgTranscriptSpeaker 1: Spectrum's next Speaker 2: [inaudible].Speaker 1: ...2013-01-1130 min