The news of a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in businesses led by Black women, has deeply concerned many of us within the venture industry. The lawsuit claims that the Fearless Fund’s grant program, designed to support Black female entrepreneurs, is in violation…

Kauffman Fellows welcomes another talented cohort into its global network of industry-leading venture capital investors who are diverse cohort across sector, stage, geography, gender, ethnicity, and age > Read the full post in the Kauffman Fellows Journal! www.kauffmanfellows.org/journal/class-28 Today we are honored to introduce the 60 newest members of the Kauffman Fellows global network of innovation investors. Class 28 is…

This week, we’re thrilled to kick off our Spring Module in London with Class 27. Nearly reaching the halfway point of their two-year journey at Kauffman Fellows, Class 27 has been sharing deals, co-investing, challenging each other, and achieving new levels of growth. This Module’s theme is “Human Dynamics,” and…

While we’re fully in the swing of 2023, we’re reflecting on the past year and wanted to take a moment and express our gratitude for our Fellows, mentors, discussion leaders, and ecosystem partners who helped make 2022 one of the best yet. This was one of the busiest and most…

Multiple of Invested Capital (MOIC) is arguably the most common performance indicator in venture capital. Along with Internal Rate of Return (IRR), every LP report has a series of “marks” that show the current MOIC on a deal. MOIC is a common reporting metric because it’s simple to calculate and…

We’re bringing 300 of the world’s top venture capitalists to Nairobi, Kenya in September 2023 After a successful Latin America Summit in Mexico City earlier this year, Kauffman Fellows is thrilled to announce that we’re heading to Nairobi, Kenya, for the next Annual Summit. Taking place September 10–13, 2023, the…

Last week in the middle of the desert, we celebrated Class 25's graduation from the two-year Kauffman Fellows Program. Throughout this journey, Class 25 was fundraising like crazy; over 30 Fellows co-invested, and there were 16 exits and IPOs to celebrate. There were 7 promotions, 11 transitions, and multiple partnership…

“This is a game shift — it’s never been done before, but you’ve got to start from the very beginning,” says Caroline Lewis (Class 24). Together with managers at two other funds — both Kauffman Fellows Mac Conwell (Class 26) and Gale Wilkinson (Class 23) — the trio has created…

Last week was Climate Week in New York City, and conversations on climate-smart food systems, natural climate solutions, corporate climate action, and innovative policy tools take on new urgency as the world faces deepening scientific and political challenges. Answering these calls to action, Kauffman Fellows who invest in the space…