May 2018 Fair Funders List
This month we’re focusing on the investors focused on human health and wellness,
funding organizations creating innovations designed around healthier lifestyles.
Paul Richardson, Joel Solomon, Carol Newell
RENEWAL FUNDS
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA
Arrun Kapoor, Cody Nystrom
SJF VENTURES
NEW YORK CITY, NY & DURHAM, NC
Tracy Warren, Tammy Jantzen
ASTARTE VENTURES
YARDLEY, PA
We built this list for the benefit of the global investment community and founders seeking funding, and we are curate firms that are not only committed to the causes of diversity, inclusion, and transparency, but also making a consistent and determined effort to increase venture capital investment in companies that value and exemplify diverse leadership, and implementing policies in writing and/or setting goals for hiring and funding of women, people of color, and other underrepresented groups.
CRITERIA
- - Engagement with community via conversation, events, and outreach
- - Actual investment in startups with diverse founders in diverse markets
- - Diversity on fund's board or management team
- - Portfolio has expanded economic opportunity in underrepresented markets