Open Source VC: The Diverse Talent Database

Jackie Vullinghs
Airtree
Published in
2 min readAug 19, 2020

We all know that diversity of thought leads to better decision-making.

Diverse thinking happens when you bring people together from a range of backgrounds and experiences, which is why we include an inclusion clause in our standard term sheet.

We know that engaging with diverse networks outside of our own immediate circles can be challenging sometimes.

To make it easier, we want to help raise the profile of diverse talent in the startup ecosystem by open-sourcing this spreadsheet of experienced startup and tech industry talent.

We encourage referring to this list when looking for an advisor for your early-stage startup, an angel investor, a board member, a team member or someone to speak at your event.

This is a living database — please add yourself, or send to your most talented friend or colleague from a diverse background.

Please share this with your network, we’d love to raise the profiles of talented but under-represented startup operators across Australia and New Zealand.


A full list of AirTree’s Open Source VC resources can be accessed
here.

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