Collective Expertise Meets Venture Investing

Today, most investments are reinforcing systemic inequities, driven by short-term thinking and made based on individual/ego-driven processes. Just in the US, some 44% of businesses are owned by women and people from minoritized communities -- yet only 6% of venture capital goes to these communities. While we can call for more investment to go to BIPOC & Women entrepreneurs, this statistic is linked to a larger issue of how capital is raised based on ego, personal/family influence, and a “macho culture” in the investment sector.

What if there were models that not only created more equitable investments, but even reinforced collective (rather than individualistic) decision-making? And what if those models also generated very strong financial return?

On today’s EQ Livestream, we’ll explore a dramatic shift that would let people “walk the talk” for ethical & equitable investing. Today’s show is part of our series on The Sustainable Development Goals and using head + heart + hands to work together for a thriving future that works for everyone.

Panelists:
Jacques-Philippe Piverger is Managing Partner at the OzoneX (venture capital firm purpose-built to invest in and scale mission-driven tech companies founded by women and people from underserved communities). A dad, a martial artist, and an entrepreneur who harnesses private and public sector experiences to affect change where it is needed most on the globe. He has co-created and scaled a wide range of enterprises including MPOWERD Inc., REALICITY, and The Council of Urban Professionals. He has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader and by the Council on Foreign Relations as a Term Member. He also serves as a board member of the New York Economic Development Corporation's Build NYC and the Industrial Development Agency.

Lea Bajc, Co-Founder & Partner, Ozone Ventures, began in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, where she also served as Chief of Staff to the President and at Northzone, one of Europe’s oldest and leading VC funds. Lea has served as a founder, angel investor, board member, and advisor where her portfolio includes Zesty, BoosterFuels, Qapital and Superpedestrian, among others. Most recently she was the Co-founder, President & COO of Averon, the world's strongest and easiest mobile identity platform. She also advises select funds. A Kauffman Fellow, Lea holds a Harvard MBA and an MSc in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics and HEC Paris.

Caen Contee, Co-Founder & Partner, Ozone Ventures, helped co-found and scale globally recognized startups in the electrification, food, and location intelligence space including Lime – the last-mile mobility company now in 100+ markets across 5 continents generating $500M+ ARR. Caen has helped raise $750M+ in venture capital, grown mobile products to 25M+ users, and currently sits on the board of or advises 15+ companies. Caen has spent the last decade as an active angel investor and advisor focused on mobility, electrification, education and food tech with a passion for urbanization. While at Dartmouth College, Caen earned a 4.0 GPA and scholarships to study business, political science and language in China and Latin America. As a Boren Scholar (offshoot of the Fulbright program for undergraduates) and Freeman-Asia Fellow, he developed translator-level Mandarin skills in 12 months (he’s also studied Portuguese, Spanish, French and Arabic).

Joshua Freedman, cofounder and CEO, The Six Seconds EQ Network, working since 1997 toward a world with more emotional intelligence (EQ). Josh's goal is for everyone to make friends with their feelings... and to use emotions to step toward a future that works for all of us. He is a Master Certified Coach and author of the international best-seller, At the Heart of Leadership, and five other books on EQ in business, for families, and in schools. Six Seconds' tools & methods are used in over 200 countries... from developing business leaders at Siemens in LatAm (6sec.org/siemens) to growing courageous leaders from the future of the planet in Kenya (6sec.org/wmf) to partnering with UNICEF to bring EQ to millions of children for free (6sec.org/popup)... we’re working toward a billion people practicing EQ.

Видео Collective Expertise Meets Venture Investing канала Six Seconds, The Emotional Intelligence Network