IMO this is very telling—that when a VC specifically tries to back sustainable businesses rather than maximum grift investment vehicle for billionaires, they get a portfolio of businesses started by 50% women and 30% people of colour.
Turns out that capitalism *can* be done as a social good, but most capitalists *won't*.
https://hachyderm.io/@Di4na/112869492905371171
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