Associate @Kaporcapital. Impact VC (credit + lending + education financing + digital health), bassist, cook, and occasional tennis player
Oakland, CA
Joined January 2016
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Great opportunity to get in front of a lot of investors, and opportunity to win non-dilutive financing!
Applications are now open for @KaporCapital 4th annual People Ops Tech Pitch competition. We will be awarding over $75K in prizes. Early stage #HRTech startups apply now! f6s.com/kaporcapitalpotcompe…
Congrats, @MakeSchool ! Continuing to innovate in closing the accessibility gap for all with your program and your pay-as-you-earn tuition model
We were thrilled to announce in Monday’s Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) that Make School is now accepting applications for our new Bachelor in Applied Computer Science degree program! Here's our blog post that shares the full story: bit.ly/2IAwxsu #ComputerScience #College
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Have things gotten any better for female entrepreneurs? The results from our 2018 Kapor Center Female Founders Survey are astonishing. There is still more work to be done. bit.ly/2xk4W9s
Congrats to @worklete for the stellar growth, new round, and for creating stronger workers! Here's to continued success!
Worklete is featured in @FastCompany today! Our founders, @benjaminjkanner and @JohnLeoPost, chatted with @JohnCTownsend about workplace injuries, the Worklete platform and our recent partnership with @trinityventures check it out!
fastcompany.com/90211489/thi…
Congrats team @swingedu! xitter.cf/swingedu/status/101703…
Today, we’re excited to announce our $15 million Series B investment, co-led by @GV and @OwlVC. Read more about our story and our vision for impacting substitute teaching: hubs.ly/H0cZXfq0
Congratulations, @aclima ! Very excited to be working together! xitter.cf/aclima/status/10116211…
We're excited to announce $24M in Series A funding to scale our fleet-based mapping of hyperlocal air pollution and emissions in cities. For more details, check out our release. bit.ly/2MXPnvi
Congrats @RoddyLindsay + @Hustle on your B and the great impact / successes you've had and will continue to have! hustle.com/series-b/
Last month I got the chance to train underrepresented founders in @foundergym Cohort 2. It’s great to see how far they’ve come. Check out the graduates here bit.ly/FGcohort2grads #tech #startup #foundergym
I’m excited to be speaking about the #seedstage impact investing and acceleration ecosystem @SEED_Conf on April 19-20! Use this link to get 30% off your tickets: goo.gl/hLtWQs
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Make an impact! Purchase tickets to the Fairness Matters: Kapor Center Impact Awards & support @LPFI. Celebrate game changers in tech with activist, actor, entrepreneur & keynote speaker, @iJesseWilliams. Tickets available now at bit.ly/2GiaGE2 #ImpactAwards18
Check out my new medium post on impact investing and education finance! medium.com/@JMEstrad/social-…
Great to talk about blockchain/crypto for B2B/B2C at the innovation venture - Stanford earlier today!
Congrats @unolil!! xitter.cf/KaporCapital/status/96…
BREAKING NEWS: We are proud to announce that Ulili Onovakpuri has been named Partner here at @kaporcapital. An investor for over six years, Ulili has established herself as one of the most promising investors in tech. Please join us in congratulating Ulili! #TechDoneRight
If you know anyone doing something interesting in food / ag apply for @villagecapital’s 2018 US #food & #agtech program! bit.ly/2lGF6qp
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“At @CFSInnovation we believe the entrepreneurs we invest in are building products that matter & impacting consumers lives” @MariaLajewski
Where the tax code's used to encourage&dissuade certain behaviors,it's clear where higher ed falls w the propsd bill bit.ly/2yFkzvN
Last call for WOC in fintech / hc event! Exciting panel w @CFSInnovation @unolil @JotakaEaddy @catperezsays + more! eventbrite.com/e/navigating-…
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Nov. 7th, #KaporCapital is hosting Navigating the Health IT & Fintech Landscapes, a #WoC focused event. Join us! bit.ly/2yv12MM