We are a group of founders, investors, and researchers who believe responsible tech is both a business and societal imperative.

We have interviewed 100+ influential VC-backed founders, startup executives, investors, and Tech & Society thought leaders, to collect best practices and concrete tactics for building more ethical and responsible technology companies. We have released more than a dozen case studies and intend to continue to make these resources will freely available to the broader tech community.

Responsible Tech Needs to be a Priority

Global venture funding reached $288 Billion in the first half of 2021 — a record.  The next generation of venture-backed startups will dramatically shape our society — from finance, housing, labor markets, healthcare, education, to information and media.  It is imperative that the next generation of technology startups embrace a responsibility to develop and implement technology solutions that consider the interests of a variety of stakeholders while employing company-building practices that consider potential long term harms to consumers, workers, and society at large.

We believe venture has been a significant driver of innovation, but the ‘growth at all costs’ model embraced much of the tech community, short-changes founders and has led to proliferation of deeply harmful unintended social consequences.