We are a group of founders, investors, and researchers who believe responsible tech is both a business and societal imperative.

We have interviewed 100+ influential VC-backed founders, startup executives, investors, and Tech & Society thought leaders, to collect best practices and concrete tactics for building more ethical and responsible technology companies. We have released more than a dozen case studies and intend to continue to make these resources will freely available to the broader tech community.

Responsible Tech Needs to be a Priority

Global venture funding reached $288 Billion in the first half of 2021 — a record.  The next generation of venture-backed startups will dramatically shape our society — from finance, housing, labor markets, healthcare, education, to information and media.  It is imperative that the next generation of technology startups embrace a responsibility to develop and implement technology solutions that consider the interests of a variety of stakeholders while employing company-building practices that consider potential long term harms to consumers, workers, and society at large.

We believe venture has been a significant driver of innovation, but the ‘growth at all costs’ model embraced much of the tech community, short-changes founders and has led to proliferation of deeply harmful unintended social consequences.

Our Mission

Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of more world-positive, ethical, and socially responsible company-building practices in tech.

Our Team

As founders, operators, investors, social justice professionals, and academics, our team brings a uniquely diverse set of skills, experiences, and networks across Silicon Valley, social and racial justice, ESG, venture capital, impact investing, responsible and public interest tech, and building and scaling technology-driven organizations.

  • Claire Veuthey

    Founding Contributor

  • Omosefe Aiyevbomwan

    Founding Contributor

  • Lyel Resner

    Founding Contributor

  • Dr. Wilneida Negrón

    Founding Contributor

Advisors

 

Nihal Mehta (Eniac VC)

Leslie Miley (Gusto, Slack)

Clayton Bryan (500 Startups)

Laurie SeGall (CEO Dot Dot Dot Media | former CNN, 60 Minutes)

Ellen Chisa (Dark, Kickstarter)

Kathy Pham (Mozilla, Harvard)

Jenny Fielding (Techstars, The Fund)

Dr. Safiya Noble (Algorithms of Oppression)

Dr. Rumman Chowdhury(Responsible Artificial Intelligence Lead Twitter/Founder of the Parity Fund)