We’re honored to have Uriridiakoghene “Ulili” Onovakpuri, Managing Partner at Kapor Capital, join us on Mission Driven. At Kapor, Ulili leads investments in the health tech and people operations tech companies. She is also the founder of Kapor

Mission Driven - Episode 18 - Miriam Rivera (Ulu Ventures)

Aug 31st, 2023 48m 15s

Miriam Rivera holds a number of titles at Ulu Ventures including co-founder, managing director, and champion of the underdog and longshot. She is a distinguished investor known for her dynamic contributions in the tech, legal, and philanthropic

Mission Driven - Episode 17 - Amy Francetic - Buoyant Ventures

Jul 27th, 2023 54m 41s

Amy Francetic, Managing General Partner & co-founder of Buoyant Ventures, joins Rick on Mission Driven in the last of our series about electrification. Amy’s career spans 25 years of high tech entrepreneurship, private equity, and research. Bef

Mission Driven - Episode 16 - Astrid Atkinson (Camus Energy)

Apr 13th, 2023 37m 27s

Astrid Atkinson joins Rick on the latest episode of Mission Driven to chat about electrification. Astrid is co-founder & CEO of Camus Energy, which provides software-based Grid Management as a Service, combining real-time situational awareness,

Mission Driven - Episode 15 - Rohan Puri (Stable Auto)

Mar 30th, 2023 49m 31s

We’re joined by Rohan Puri, CEO & co-founder of Stable Auto. Rohan helps us understand software’s role in electrification, chatting about the EV charging landscape. Rohan and his company Stable Auto believe that climate is humanity’s gnarliest

Mission Driven - Episode 14 - Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor (Kapor Capital)

Mar 16th, 2023 1h 6m

We have special guests on the podcast - Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor. The founders of Kapor Capital have released a new book, Closing the Equity Gap, and, on this episode, they discuss their life missions to make the tech industry more di

Mission Driven - Episode 13 - Robyn Beavers (Blueprint Power)

Mar 2nd, 2023 47m 55s

Welcome to Season 2 of Mission Driven! We’re switching things up a bit and diving into a sprint on the theme of electrification. The next few episodes will cover various POVs and a deep dive on the following question: what is the role of softwa

Mission Driven - Episode 12 - Michael Lombardo (BookNook)

Aug 1st, 2022 49m 44s

Michael Lombardo, founder & CEO of BookNook, joins Rick on the latest episode of Mission Driven. BookNook is an online collaborative learning platform that provides reading and math support through lessons, gamification, and assessments. They a

Mission Driven - Episode 11 - Dr. Eric Whitaker (Zing Health)

Mar 30th, 2022 40m 56s

Welcome back to Mission Driven. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Eric Whitaker, Co-Founder and CEO of Zing Health. Zing's mission is to address social determinants of health to reduce healthcare disparities among historically underserved popu

Mission Driven - Episode 10 - Muffi Ghadiali (Electriphi and Ford Pro)

Sep 23rd, 2021 31m 18s

In this episode, we talk with Muffi Ghadiali. Muffi is the Founder of CEO of Electriphi which was recently acquired by Ford and now is the Head of Ford Pro Charging. Electriphi is a fleet electrification company at the forefront of the EV indu

Mission Driven - Episode 9 - Davida Herzl (Aclima)

Apr 20th, 2021 36m 20s

In this episode we talk with Davida Herzl, Co-founder and CEO of Aclima, a Public Benefit Corporation focused on environmental intelligence. Aclima has pioneered an entirely new way to measure and analyze air pollution and greenhouse gases, blo

Mission Driven - Episode 8 - Julia Collins (Planet FWD)

Feb 18th, 2021 35m 42s

In this episode, we talk with Julia Collins, Founder and CEO of Planet FWD about regenerative agriculture, founding her new sustainable food company, and raising money from a diverse group of investors. We dig into how having such a strong mis

Mission Driven - Episode 7 - Heidi Patel (Rethink Impact)

Nov 23rd, 2020 38m 51s

In this episode, we talk with Heidi Patel, Managing Partner of Rethink Impact, a venture capital firm investing in women leaders using technology to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges in digital healthcare, ed-tech, economic empower

Mission Driven - Episode 6 - Marc Tarpenning (Tesla and Spero Ventures)

Aug 19th, 2020 27m 37s

Marc Tarpenning is the Co-founder of Tesla and a Venture Partner at Spero Ventures. He was one of the original co-founders of Tesla back in 2003 and shares with us the origin story of Tesla as a mission-driven company, and how that mission was

Mission Driven - Episode 5 - Nan Li (Obvious Ventures)

Apr 13th, 2020 31m 16s

Mission Driven is a conversation about startup founders on a mission to address the world’s biggest challenges and how they leverage their social mission for competitive advantage. In this episode we talked to Nan Li from Obvious Ventures abo

Mission Driven - Episode 4 - Erica Mackey (MyVillage)

Feb 22nd, 2020 37m 25s

Erica Mackey, Co-founder and CEO of MyVillage.'Mission Driven' is a conversation about startup founders on a mission to address the world’s biggest challenges and how they leverage their social mission for competitive advantage. In this episo

Mission Driven - Episode 3 - Julie Lein (Urban Innovation Fund)

Jan 15th, 2020 27m 38s

Julie Lein, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Urban Innovation Fund, a venture firm that invests in the future of cities.'Mission Driven' is a conversation about startup founders on a mission to address the world’s biggest challenges and how

Mission Driven - Episode 2 - Connor Landgraf (Eko Health)

Sep 27th, 2019 23m 12s

Connor Landgraf, Co-founder and CEO of Eko Health. 'Mission Driven' is a conversation about startup founders on a mission to address the world’s biggest challenges and how they leverage their social mission for competitive advantage. Today Co

Mission Driven - Episode 1 - Meena Sankaran (KETOS)

Sep 13th, 2019 31m 10s

Welcome to our first episode of Mission Driven! We were excited to sit down with mission driven founder and inspiring leader, Meena Sankaran, Founder and CEO of KETOS. KETOS provides predictive and actionable smart water data needed for agricu

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