Katharine Hersh at The Builders Fund
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Outstanding interview here, exploring the nuance of what an impact focused mid-market private equity firm serves. Katharine brought so much passion and honesty as an operator to the discussion. We explored her current markets of interest, such as HVAC, climate, and early childhood development.
Katharine has over 15 years experience in VC and Private Equity, and works with The Builders Fund — a B Corp emphasizing the co-creation of value through Human Elevation and Planet.
Founders brought some great questions, and we explored narrative creation around impact, and ideas such as impact pathways inherent in a focused Theory of Change. Katharine also shared some excellent knowledge around Health Care and Life Sciences arenas, and how they tie into the Social Determinants of Health. Hope you all enjoy!
Next week: 4pm PT Friday we’re going to run the first #ImpactPitch session on Twitter Spaces with a handful of investors. Founders in the community will get a chance to hone in on what VCs look for, and how their impact focus can help open healthy dialogue around Venture Scale Positive Impacts.
#EVOLve
We also published two highlights this week in our EVOLve Series — yes, that’s “LOVE” spelled backwards!
Upcoming events
VETERANS IN RESIDENCE Showcase: 500 Entrepreneurs, 4 Cities, 1 Night (Dec 7, 2022): https://bunkerlabs.org/veteran-showcase/
Raising Venture Capital From Your Community (Dec 6, 2022: CEO of Sydecar / CEO of Max Heavenly) https://lu.ma/CommunityCapital
midwest.tech/connect (Virtual Dec 14/15): Midwest-based and Midwest-linked startups, VCs, angel investors, and other resources, focused on Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages.
The Angel Forum (OnDeck in SF, Dec 8th 4pm PT): https://odteam.notion.site/The-Angel-Forum-546e7928257948109f3bb080b1185114
What we’re reading
Venture Capital Red Flag Checklist (Article By Bill Gurley) https://abovethecrowd.com/2022/11/28/venture-capital-red-flag-checklist/
Where ‘Vision Zero’ Is Working (Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-25/the-us-cities-where-vision-zero-traffic-safety-fixes-are-working?srnd=citylab-transportation
Special Series Launch: The Promises And Perils Of A Decade Of AI Funding https://news.crunchbase.com/ai-robotics/ai-venture-cybersecurity-health-care-series-launch/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap
Seed Fundraising — How to Get Early Momentum (By Ash Rust) https://ashrust.medium.com/how-to-get-momentum-when-fundraising-6826ba8c52e2
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2022 to 2032 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58147
Physicists Create a Holographic Wormhole Using a Quantum Computer https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-create-a-wormhole-using-a-quantum-computer-20221130/
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