JOIN BETTER VENTURES FOR AN INTIMATE DISCUSSION WITH MITCH KAPOR, FOUNDER AND PARTNER AT THE KAPOR CENTER FOR SOCIAL IMPACT.
As the founder and Partner at the Kapor Center, Mitch works with startups using information technology platforms to drive disruptive innovation. He is a seed stage investor in Uber, Twilio, Inkling and University Now and his focus is increasingly on driving positive social impact, especially in leveraging IT to close gaps of opportunity and access in education, health care and other areas.
In addition, Mitch founded Lotus Development Corporation and designed Lotus 1-2-3, the “killer application” which made the personal computer ubiquitous in the business world in the 1980s. He is the co-founder of The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which protects freedom and privacy on the Internet and the founding chair of the Mozilla Foundation, creator of the open source web browser Firefox. He is also a founding investor in Linden Lab, maker of the first successful virtual world, Second Life.
For our third event this year, we are beyond thrilled to have have Mitch joining us.
Hosted by Better Ventures, whose PreSeed program convenes thought leaders, networking and resources to advance a thriving social impact startup ecosystem in Oakland, CA. Learn more at better.vc/preseed.
Location: Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Date + Time: December 9, 2015; 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Cost: $30 general ($20 early bird tickets)
25% discount for Impact Hub Members! Use the link below or the the discount code “IMPACT-HUB”