This fall, please join Kapor Capital, Google for Entrepreneurs, and Village Capital for an exciting initiative supporting emerging startups who are leveraging tech to remove or mitigate bias from … Read more about How Tech Startups can Reinvent Workplace Inclusion: An Initiative of Kapor Capital, Google for Entrepreneurs, and Village Capital
New Look, Ongoing Mission
Kapor Capital has a new look Welcome to Kapor Capital’s new website. Months in the making, the new site allows for greater ease in learning more about our mission, investment criteria, and … Read more about New Look, Ongoing Mission
Justice Tech: Making Jail and Prison Work
Originally published on Medium Jails and prisons are failing at their primary purpose: rehabilitation. A new movement in tech is seeking to change that. President Obama’s impassioned call for … Read more about Justice Tech: Making Jail and Prison Work
EdCasting Enables Everyone to Share Their Knowledge & Engage in Lifelong Learning
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today EdCast, a Silicon Valley based Knowledge Network company, announces “EdCasting” a new way for everyone to share their knowledge easily with bite-sized … Read more about EdCasting Enables Everyone to Share Their Knowledge & Engage in Lifelong Learning
What The Kapors Have Learned From Years Of Working On Diversity in Tech
Almost one year ago, Google released its diversity data, kicking off a wide-ranging industry conversation about why tech companies and venture capital firms are so unrepresentative of the racial and … Read more about What The Kapors Have Learned From Years Of Working On Diversity in Tech
Ellen Pao and the Myth of Meritocracy
Ellen Pao may have just slayed a dragon after all. Although the jury decided in favor of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Pao’s courageous fight has publicly exposed the pervasive culture of … Read more about Ellen Pao and the Myth of Meritocracy
Freada Kapor Klein: “Diversity” Isn’t Just Gender; “Women” Aren’t Just White
Several years ago, I interviewed a young STEM-focused African-American student, "Anita," for a scholarship program. Anita was the first in her family to pursue college, and when I asked what propelled … Read more about Freada Kapor Klein: “Diversity” Isn’t Just Gender; “Women” Aren’t Just White
The Kapors: A tech power couple to the powerless
OAKLAND, Calif. — There's a lot of talk these days about improving diversity and gender representation at technology firms. The Rev. Jesse Jackson is on the march. USA TODAY and other media outlets … Read more about The Kapors: A tech power couple to the powerless
5 Steps to Raising Your First Million
Only 8% of venture capital (VC) funding is received by female entrepreneurs. Only 1% of VC funding is received by African-Americans. The reasons for this grave disparity in funding opportunities … Read more about 5 Steps to Raising Your First Million