Sentences with phrase «valley social venture»

Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation San Francisco School Alliance Simmons Family Foundation, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Alan B. Slifka Foundation SV2: Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation The Travelers Companies, Inc..

Ms. Meredith currently serves on the Board of Directors of the California Family Health Council, awarding grants of $ 20 million annually for reproductive health; the George Lucas Education Foundation - Edutopia, the leading voice illuminating and showcasing what works in education; and the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2), where she serves as board liaison to grantee Asylum Access working on global refugee rights.

She is also a Partner and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the venture philanthropy organization Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2).

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«The people who understand those dynamics are the next group of folks that will be reshaping all industries,» says Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook executive from Toronto who founded the Silicon Valley venture capital powerhouse Social + Capital Partners in 2011.

As Nick Bilton writes in Vanity Fair, there's good reason to think the popularity of social media has peaked, with prominent Silicon Valley figures like former Facebook president Sean Parker and venture capitalist Mark Suster saying they think the technology has become addictive and unhealthy.

Slack's $ 2.8 billion valuation, attained when it raised $ 160 million from Social Capital and other top - shelf venture capital firms last May, puts it on the list of Silicon Valley unicorns.

Just as Silicon Valley companies are laboratories for new technologies and business models, so Toms is becoming a kind of Darpa for the social - venture set.

Farmers Business Network has raised $ 110 million in new venture funding to support a business that may sound boring to some Silicon Valley technologists but which appears to have addressed a very real need: it's a social network for farmers that...

As proof of the path's viability, Kreiner points to graduates of the Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI), a 10 - month mentoring program for social entrepreneurs, which culminates in a 2 - week boot camp on the Santa Clara campus every August where participants present business plans to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitaSocial Benefit Incubator (GSBI), a 10 - month mentoring program for social entrepreneurs, which culminates in a 2 - week boot camp on the Santa Clara campus every August where participants present business plans to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitasocial entrepreneurs, which culminates in a 2 - week boot camp on the Santa Clara campus every August where participants present business plans to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.

Last week, 21 Inc, a Silicon Valley - based bitcoin startup which raised over $ 121 million in venture capital funding, officially rebranded to Earn.com, to focus on allowing users to monetize social media channels, accounts, and email addresses.