This Venture Capitalist Is Minting Unicorns Using A Values-Based Investing Strategy

Freada Kapor Klein started her career in activism, founding the nation’s first organization dedicated to fighting sexual harassment in 1976. It was through “following the trail to the center of power, which leads to money,” that she landed in Silicon Valley. She and her husband, Mitch Kapor, cofounded early-stage venture firm Kapor Capital in 1999 and, in 2011, changed its strategy to exclusively invest in mission-oriented startups. Between that year and 2017, the firm achieved a 29% internal rate of return, and today, Kapor Klein says, the firm continues to achieve “top quartile returns.” In the last three years, seven of its portfolio companies—including Gusto, Formlabs and Newsela—have reached unicorn status.

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0:00 - Introduction: Why My Career Over 50 Has Been More Powerful
1:04 - On Being 'The Moral Center of Silicon Valley'
2:48 - The Uber Letter: Why I Spoke Out
5:27 - Would I Speak Out About Elon Musk?
6:42 - The Spark of Activism & The Through Line of My Career
8:36 - Neuroscience of Bias & The Power of 'Closing Gaps'
10:29 - The Kapor Capital Mission: Proving Impact Investing Works
13:20 - The Founders' Commitment: Baking in Diversity from Day One
15:35 - Navigating the DEI Backslide in Corporate America
18:03 - How We Support Underrepresented Founders
20:39 - The Myth of 'Value Neutrality' in Venture Capital
22:58 - Fixing Philanthropy: The '95/5 Problem'
25:12 - Advice for Young Women: 'Slow Down, Girl'
26:17 - What My Younger Self Thought I'd Be Doing

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