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Interview with Liz Gamboa, Co-Director of IndigiDAO Fund
Jen: How was IndigiDao Created?Liz: I think we recognized that new blockchain and Web3 technologies offer their users a chance to take sovereignty over their data technologically. This tech also provided an opportunity to exchange goods and services in ways...
Interview with Christy Finsel, Executive Director of ONAC Fund
Jen: How was ONAC Fund Created? Christy: ONAC started the ONAC Fund with an anonymous donation. The ONAC Fund is managed by ONAC and the funds are held with J.A. Glynn Investments in Missouri. Jen: How are your investment funds catalytic in a way that is different...
Interview with Rekia Foudel; Managing Partner of Barka Fund
Jen: How was the Barka Fund Created? Rekia: Rekia started the fund to solve the problem of how to move public and private capital directly to thousands of ecopreneurs, in the missing middle of the financial spectrum in Africa, working to create value for the...
Interview with Erin Davis; COO and Co-Founder of Enduring Planet
Jen: How was Enduring Planet Created? Erin: There are not enough financing options for climate startups that are non-dilutive and help them keep more of their company as they grow. Dimitry Gershenson, co-founder and CEO (ex-Facebook, 10+ years of climate and...
Interview with Francesco Piazzesi; Founder and CEO of CIMENTAFIN
Jen: How was CIMENTAFIN Created? Francesco: Cimentafin was started by Francesco Piazzesi, who in 1997 also founded ÉCHALE, a green affordable housing developer. Francesco observed that despite ÉCHALE’s affordability, their customers were still forced to deal...
Interview with Betty Francisco; CEO of Boston Impact Initiative Fund II (BII Fund II)
Jen: How was the Boston Impact Initiative Fund II Created? Betty: BII (founded by Deborah Frieze) launched BII Fund II to continue addressing the racial wealth divide in Massachusetts and the Northeast. Black and Latino entrepreneurs in Massachusetts have an...
Interview with Adriana Abizadeh; Executive Director of Kensington Corridor Trust
Jen: How was the Kensington Corridor Trust created? Adriana: Our four founding partners came together to envision economic redevelopment of the Kensington Avenue commercial corridor which had significant vacancy and blight. We were formed by a launch team with a...
Interview with Dion Cook; CEO of Denkyem Co-op
Jen: How was Denkyem Co-op Created? Dion: Denkyem was created to address the financing challenges facing Black-owned businesses. Dion Cook & Rudy Gadre believed that entrepreneurship was the most accessible vehicle for building generational wealth,...
Interview with Havell Rodrigues, CEO/Co-Founder of New Majority Capital Management Inc.
Jen: How was the New Majority Capital Fund Created? Havell: George Floyd's murder compelled us as founders to think about what we can do to address racial injustice and inequities. Given our backgrounds in entrepreneurship, private equity and hedge funds, we...
Interview with Sabrina Wu and Yichen Feng, Co-Directors and Co-Founders of LUNAR Fund
Jen: How was the Lunar Fund created? Yichen and Sabrina: We created LUNAR as a community building and investment vehicle for Asian American solidarity and participation in the movement for Black and Indigenous-led liberation. During these times of escalated violence...
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