November, 2015

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PreSeed Fireside Chat with Nancy Pfund from DBL Investors

Better Ventures

Each month, Better Ventures convenes top leaders in impact investing and entrepreneurship for a fireside chat, networking, and workshops geared towards early-stage companies. We held a PreSeed fireside chat with powerhouse social impact investor Nancy Pfund on October 29. The house was packed and Nancy delivered the goods. Nancy is without a doubt one of the leading impact investors of our day, with blockbuster successes including Tesla, Solar City, Pandora, Revolution Foods and more.

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2nd Annual WCS Talks Exceeds Expectations

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

By Rosana Francescato. If you’ve attended many cleantech events, you’re probably familiar with this scene: a panel of men, with maybe a token woman thrown in — maybe not — addresses an audience of mostly men. This scenario is so pervasive that it’s led to a number of pledges not to appear on tech panels unless women are better represented.

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