This event is invite-only. All unauthorized registrations will be voided.
The goal of this event is to bring together investors in an open and collaborative Zoom Meeting format to discuss trends and best practices for investing in impact startups.
Investors in the discussion include:
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Emily McMahan - General Partner at AIN Ventures, a venture fund that has invested in many impact companies across space, health, climate tech, and more.
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Ryan Micheletti - Head of Global Operations for the Founder Institute and General Partner at The Veteran Fund.
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Jennifer Hatch - Fellow at Transform.VC, a minority-owned investment firm that backs resilient, ambitious founders across a variety of industries.
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Hugo Lara Ruiz - Sr. Investor at Village Capital, an early-stage capital fund backing entrepreneurs who are building emergent solutions for social, economic, and environmental challenges around the world.
Impact startups pitching include:
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Redivivus - providing essential technology for existing infrastructure to scale with the growing demand for battery recycling.
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NIU NIU - revolutionizing e-waste management by optimizing the classification and recycling of electronic waste and maximizing the recovery of critical minerals.
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Ned - Helping provide the rails and underwriting engine so small businesses and commercial lenders can deploy pent-up trillions across new financial products.
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Palki Motors - pioneering electric vehicle manufacturing with innovative, low-cost mini-electric vehicles, designed and produced using a modular production approach.
Discussion Topics:
- The challenges that are unique to impact investors.
- Tips for investing in impact startups.
- AI-driven opportunities in impact tech.
- Open discussion from the audience.
About the FI Venture NetworkThe FI Venture Network is a free, exclusive network of angels, accelerators, and pre-seed/ seed investors interested in getting access to promising startups and sharing deal flow. Learn more at
FI.co/venture.
About Founder Institute:
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Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.