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Modern Investing PodcastModern Investing with Sidepocket: Zecca Lehn on Investing With ImpactMessage the HostWelcome to the Sidepocket Podcast! Today, we are thrilled to have a special guest, Zecca Lehn. Zecca is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, a California-based venture capital firm that backs U.S. PreSeed startups in Social and Sustainable Tech. Guided by multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals, Zecca’s investments are making a significant impact on both society and the environment.With over 15 years of experience, Zecca has an impressive background as an Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, Non-Profit Board Member, and Co-Founder. He grew up in a unique, off-the-grid Japanese-style home on a...2024-07-1041 min
CleanTechies#162 Impact Metrics Liability, Navigating Reporting, Profit-First, & More w/ Zécca Lehn (Responsibly Ventures)**Check out the new takeaways section at the end of the episode!!**In this episode, Somil and Silas chat with Zecca Lehn, GP of Responsibly Ventures, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech. He uses the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost for his investments.We breakdown the specifics of his investing thesis including what is “customer love” and what it means to be ethical in investing, Zecca is especially good at using data and data reporting – we heard a lot of really unique insights from him on how he use...2024-03-0757 min
Modern Investing PodcastModern Investing with Sidepocket: Zécca Lehn, VC on Creating Outsized Returns by Impact InvestingIn this podcast interview, Zécca Lehn, a general partner at Responsibly Ventures, shares his journey from environmental economist to data scientist and angel investor. He discusses the importance of venture capital in positively impacting the world and how he focuses on sustainable and socially responsible investments. Zécca emphasizes the need to support startups with strong missions and high cohesion within their teams. He also touches on his off-grid living experience and how it influenced his commitment to sustainability. Zécca's approach as a "greedy impact investor" combines financial returns with social and environmental impact, and he...2023-10-0341 min
Nothing VenturedAcross The Pond | Highlights Episode 1In this highlights episode, we'll take a look back at all our friends from across the pond since the beginning of the year.
You'll hear from Adam Besvinick and his journey to launching his fund Looking Glass; Brett Martin live and direct from Costa Rica talking about Charge ventures; Michael Palank, General Partner at MaC Ventures talking diversity, Los Angeles and spacetech; Daniel Glazer, Managing Partner of the London office of WSGR on launching in the US and Zecca Lehn on raising Resposibly Ventures and why you don't have to sacrifice returns even if you're building in the...2023-09-1336 min
Nothing VenturedEP27 - Zecca Lehn - General Partner of Responsibly Ventures | Nothing Ventured PodcastZécca J. Lehn is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, based in California, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech—using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost per investment.
Over the past 15+ years, he has worked as an Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, Non-Profit Board Member, and Co-Founder. He grew up in an off-the-grid Japanese-style home, on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Through his world travels and living in Scandinavia during his early 20’s, he discovered a deep love for people, planet, and diverse cultures.
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Nothing VenturedNothing Ventured Podcast Primer - Zécca J. Lehn - General Partner of Responsibly Ventures - S01E27Zécca J. Lehn is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, based in California, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech—using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost per investment.
Over the past 15+ years, he has worked as an Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, Non-Profit Board Member, and Co-Founder. He grew up in an off-the-grid Japanese-style home, on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Through his world travels and living in Scandinavia during his early 20’s, he discovered a deep love for people, planet, and diverse cultures.
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Liftoff with Keith NewmanZecca LehnInvesting to maximize ROI is one thing, adding a social impact layer to your criteria is another and that's the Zecca Plan! Zeeca Lehn is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, based in California, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech—using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost per investment.
Over the past 15+ years, he has worked as an Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, Non-Profit Board Member, and Co-Founder. He grew up in an off-the-grid Japanese-style home, on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Through his world travels and living in...2023-03-0628 min
The Masters Of Cashflow#53: Zecca Lehn, Responsibly Ventures - Does Impact Investing Make Sense In A World Of Hypergrowth?Zécca J. Lehn is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, based in California, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech—using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost per investment.
Over the past 15+ years, he has worked as an Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, Non-Profit Board Member, and Co-Founder. He grew up in an off-the-grid Japanese-style home, on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Through his world travels and living in Scandinavia during his early 20s, he discovered a deep love for people, the planet, and diverse cultures.
For...2022-11-2032 min
Product Market FitnessEp. 44 - How Content Impacts Startups and Stakeholders with Zécca LehnHighlights from the conversation:Zécca’s background and the history of ESG (5:12)Content’s role in startups (10:34)Why you’re not seeing results (15:25)How to begin a content creation series (22:47)Up and coming content creators (29:02)Links & Resources:Posi2iveClimatizeKeep up with Zécca:Twitter: https://twitter.com/zecca_LehnResponsibly Venture: https://responsibly.vc/Responsibly’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ResponsiblyVC* Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/content-is-for-closers/id1280589855* Support the pod by spreading the word. Use...2022-07-0132 min
Content is for ClosersEp. 44 - How Content Impacts Startups and Stakeholders with Zécca LehnHighlights from the conversation:Zécca’s background and the history of ESG (5:12)Content’s role in startups (10:34)Why you’re not seeing results (15:25)How to begin a content creation series (22:47)Up and coming content creators (29:02)Links & Resources:Posi2iveClimatizeKeep up with Zécca:Twitter: https://twitter.com/zecca_LehnResponsibly Venture: https://responsibly.vc/Responsibly’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ResponsiblyVC* Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/content-is-for-closers/id1280589855* Support the pod by spreading the word. Use...2022-07-0132 min
Clock Speed with Shamus MadanFrom Data Scientist to the GP of ResponsiblyVC Investing in Pre-Seed Sustainable Startups w/ Zécca LehnIn this episode, Shamus Madan chats with Zécca Lehn from Responsibly Ventures. They discuss the difference between climate and sustainability funds, Zécca's interest in macroeconomic policies, and the link between journalism and venture capital. They also talk about the transition from angel investing to starting a VC fund, the concept of failure rates, and the significance of discipline in fundraising. The conversation wraps up with a discussion on the importance of ethics and problem-solving in startup success.
Today Zécca Lehn joins the podcast to discuss his journey from being a data scientist to investing in the pri...2022-05-3023 min
This is CandorSustainable and social good investing with Zécca Lehn, General Partner of Responsibly VenturesOn today’s episode I’m joined by Zécca Lehn. He’s the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech. Zécca shares how his upbringing in an off grid house on San Juan island laid the early foundations for caring about sustainability and how he achieved a 20 year goal to be investing in sustainable companies. His diverse portfolio of investments has a strong track record and you’ll hear about his process and what is perhaps an u...2022-04-191h 31
Pitch PleaseUNI Streaming: We are MusicEp #063 - UNI Streaming is a streaming platform for independent artists that allow musicians to pull in revenue without any licensing deals. On this episode we are joined by the Founders of Uni Streaming Brenna Damatta and Cannon Outlaw, along with Responsibly VC General Partner, Zecca Lehn. Uni Streaming is developing a platform for musicians to curate a following of quality super fans so that even 500 devoted listeners can give you a career in music. They allow independent artists to maximize on revenue options for their music without giving a chunk of their earnings to bi...2022-04-0456 min
posi2iveJessica Karr_E42: New Legends of Venture [3/15/2022]For a complete summary of this episode, and detailed shownotes:https://medium.com/posi2ive/jessica-karr-e42-new-legends-of-venture-3-15-2022-f26a926ebb6b--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/posi2ive/message2022-03-1548 minposi2iveEVOLve_03: Katie Patrick [2/18/2022 *Audio Episode*]For a complete summary of this episode, and detailed shownotes:https://medium.com/posi2ive/evolve-03-katie-patrick-2-18-2022-audio-episode-584fab0f496d--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/posi2ive/message2022-02-1916 minposi2iveBryan Guido Hassin_E41: Rowing in the Same Direction [2/13/2021]For a complete summary of this episode, and detailed shownotes:https://medium.com/posi2ive/bryan-guido-hassin-e41-rowing-in-the-same-direction-2-13-2021-5bf37b07e03c--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/posi2ive/message2022-02-1441 minposi2iveDr. Navin Goyal_E40: Do-No-Harm Venture [2/1/2022]For a complete summary of this episode, and detailed shownotes:https://medium.com/posi2ive/dr-navin-goyal-e40-do-no-harm-venture-2-1-2022-c46efa8dbb71--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/posi2ive/message2022-02-0148 min
Bigger Than Us#179 Advice 2021Sarah Shanley Hope, Brad Hunstable, Ralph Chami, Joshua Aviv, H.G. Chissel, Jason Jacobs, Dr. Graciela Chichilinsky, Skye D'Almeida
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Forward Thinking Investors024 - Zécca Lehn, GP at Responsibly VenturesZécca Lehn a GP at Responsibly Ventures. Their mission is to back remarkable teams focused on Venture Scale Positive Impacts.2021-12-2728 min
Forward Thinking Founders785 - Zécca Lehn, GP at Responsibly VenturesZécca Lehn a GP at Responsibly Ventures. Their mission is to back remarkable teams focused on Venture Scale Positive Impacts.
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2021-12-2728 minposi2iveMatt Ocko_E39: A 360 View of Transformation [12/15/2021]For a complete summary of this episode, and detailed shownotes:https://posi2ive.medium.com/matt-ocko-e39-a-360-view-of-transformation-869648c2ffc--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/posi2ive/message2021-12-1551 min
The Entre ShowEp 27: Zécca Lehn, General Partner at Responsibly.vcOn this live episode, Michael Marra interviewed Zécca Lehn, General Partner at Responsibly.vc, a California-based PreSeed VC Impact Fund.Zécca is an experienced Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, and impact Angel investor in over 40 Seed investments. https://responsibly.vchttps://joinentre.com/profile/zeccahttps://joinentre.com/profile/michaelThis episode was recorded live on Entre Rooms. Sign up to start hosting rooms and share your live podcast with our network of entrepreneurs!Entre is a social network for ent...2021-12-061h 05posi2iveAtin Batra_E38: The Intersection of EdTech [12/1/2021]For a complete summary of this episode, and detailed shownotes:https://medium.com/posi2ive/atin-batra-e38-the-intersection-of-edtech-12-1-2021-e1872abc74b7--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/posi2ive/message2021-12-0148 min
Build, Repeat. (A Paces Podcast)Responsible Venture Capital - E72Great to chat with Zécca J. Lehn, General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, a PreSeed VC Impact Fund, backing remarkable teams in both sustainability and social good! We discussed the process to become an accredited investor, how VC can be aligned with sustainability, the general process for evaluating a company, the difference between venture backable vs venture geared and more! https://carbotnic.com/ResponsiblyV Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/15181484182021-11-1644 minposi2iveAndre Fluellen & Brian Zwerner_E37: Entertain and Inform to Win [11/15/2021]For a complete summary of this episode, and detailed shownotes:https://medium.com/posi2ive/andre-fluellen-brian-zwerner-e37-entertain-and-inform-to-win-11-15-2021-c3310bd673c1--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/posi2ive/message2021-11-1532 min