SEED Conference

We address seed-stage impact investing and entrepreneurship by supporting ventures in technology, financial inclusion, housing, goods, health, and more...

[NativeWomenLead @NativeWomenLead]

Our first pitch is in the bag! Great job to our co-founder @Dinendeekiowa for taking the stage & showing what #indigenousMatriarchs are about! Let's keep building with our kinship, @SEED_Conf !

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Thank you to @ImpactHubSF and all of our partners and attendees for an amazing conference! Hope to see you all before next year! #SEED19 #socent #impinv

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.@SuzAndrews9 and @danluscher share the #SEED19 community recommendations to help scale #impinv for #socent :
Transparency
Hybrid models
Regenerative capital
Build a cooperative environment
Address regulatory obstacles

[NativeWomenLead @NativeWomenLead]

We want to LIKE / LOVE / BLOW THIS UP bc we are investable. Over 80% of Earths biodiversity is on indigenous land, we are here against all odds. Pretty sure we are the BLIND SPOT! 🦓🐋🐝🦅

[🦓 Zebras Unite 🦓 @Zebras_Unite]

A majority of women-owned companies are not the type looking for a fast VC-style exit. The equity model is for a small minority & we creating lasting orgs need something else - @jfirpo99 reminds us. In our 11AM #SEED19 workshop we together will explore, map, & make that happen.

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“Investors aren’t always rational.” @jfirpo99 They make decisions based on trust and other intangible factors. Relationships matter. #impinv #SocEnt #SEED19

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@Jo_Opot of @Acumen Karl Matzke of @SV2Partnership @DianneCalvi of @village_ent & Komal Dodlani of @Lab_4U talk #impact #evaluation and choosing the right measurement tools for your #SocEnt remember: #rct is great but it’s not the only option! #SEED19

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“The door is always open but the people who walk through that door tend to look like me.” #SEED19 attendees share their experience trying to #recruit and #retain #diverse teams as @SweetLivity facilitates #SocEnt #impinv #DiversityandInclusion

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@ajscholz of @sexandstartups and @robtashima of @villagecapital lead #SEED19 #entrepreneurs and #investors to co-create an ecosystem map of alternative financing for #impinv and #SocEnt

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Kristi Davis of @techbridgegirls talks about bringing long-time funders to their #fundraising meetings. Use these existing partners to open doors for #impinv and #philanthropy #SEED19

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@BioCellection turns plastic bags (left) into chemical compounds (right) that can replace petrochemicals in everything from vehicles to cosmetics. #regenerative #recycling #SocEnt #impinv #SEED19

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“Alternative deal structures are part of the solution to unlocking more seed stage investment.” @jfirpo99 and @uncommoncacao agree. @AiimPartners and @staffing_coop disagree. What do you think?

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Joseph Cureton of @staffing_coop wants to know ‘how might we change work to be more meaningful and less extractive?’ #SEED19 #cooperative #futureofwork #SocEnt

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#SEED19 day 2 kicking off! We have no electricity, so we’re going #analog! #impinv #SocEnt #innovators

[Mission Driven Finance® @MDFinanceSD]

Best audience Q for corporate #impinv panel at #SEED19 : what are your biggest weaknesses in your work?

1 & 2. Impact measurement
3. Audacious stakeholder integration between entrepreneurs & investors
4. Knowledge sharing to grow/accelerate the field

[Patrick Perini @pcperini]

Had to bounce a bit early, but my key takeaway from #SEED19 day 1:

Scarcity environments — of labor, capital, data, you name it — make everything about impact work hard and seem harder.

If there’s anything VC is awash with, it’s abundance thinking. Wonder how we can steal that?

[Nia Impact Capital @NiaInvest]

Fantastic gathering, bringing together #impactinvestors and #entrepreneurs to seed #SocEnt enterprises. Honored to participate as a “dolphin” on the #AngelTank.

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Loved speaking with all the #impact #entrepreneurs and #investors today at #SEED19! Now time for #networking at the food truck party before coming back and doing it all again tomorrow!

[Dr. Astrid Scholz @ajscholz]

Not to brag, but two fabulous founding members of Zebras Unite, Jaime Gloshay of @NativeWomenLead and @jhoronjeff of @savvy are in the 1-2 position in the audience choice award for the #angeltank at @SEED_Conf #SEED19 Go Zebras! 🦓🎉🦓❤️

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Congratulations also to @NativeWomenLead for winning #impinv on their very first pitch! Thank you to @Real_Leaders for their media prize worth $20,000! That’s a wrap on another successful #AngelTank #SEED19 connecting #SocEnt with #investors