SXSW 2025
Beyond VC: Redefining Funding For Impact Startups
Description:
Drawing on deep experience across asset classes, this fireside promises a candid, collegial challenge of what good growth looks like and what can be done to fuel that growth. With her experiences with crowdfunding at Republic and VC and LLC investing at Carta, Maria Pope will engage Allie Burns, CEO of Village Capital – a global nonprofit unlocking social and financial capital for impact-creating, early-stage startups – in an exploration and examination of the limitations, complements, and alternatives to VC as a primary source of funding for early-stage startups addressing big global issues.
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Takeaways
- What exciting impactful enterprises and investment opportunities are being grown across 70 countries worldwide, and why this matters especially now.
- The different reasons Carta and Village Capital are expanding Beyond VC growth models, and what alternatives are fit for purpose.
- What ESOs, accelerators, and ecosystem partners can do to drive awareness and activity that values a broader spectrum of business success and capital.
Speakers
- Allie Burns, CEO, Village Capital
- Maria Pope, Head of Community, Carta
Organizer
Sofía Cándano, Global Comms & Branding Lead, Village Capital
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