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Anamitra Deb
Senior Director, Beneficial Technology&
CV Madhukar
Managing Director, Beneficial Technology&
Sarah Drinkwater
Director, Beneficial TechnologyLooking to 2020: Five Emerging Trends that Will Drive Big Change in Tech
Anamitra, Madhukar, and Sarah share five trends that will help drive significant change in the Big Tech industry in 2020.
READ ONA New Initiative to Explore the Impact of Social Media on Democracy
Mike Kubzansky and Sarah Drinkwater share insights on why we are funding a new two-year initiative with the international, independent nonprofit Social Science Research Council (SSRC) to examine social media’s role in elections and democracy
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Chief Executive Officer&
Chris Jurgens
Director, Impact Investing and Acting Chief of Staff&
Robynn Steffen
Director, Impact InvestingFunding the Rails on Which We Ride: Why We Invested in Impact Investing’s Tipping Point Fund
Earlier this month, we stood alongside eight fellow impact investors to launch the Tipping Point Fund. Learn more from Mike, Chris, and Robynn on why we were extremely pleased to participate.
READ ONWhatsApp is a Threat to Society. Here’s How to Fix It.
Anamitra Deb and David Madden share four ways that WhatsApp can and must do more to address the dangerous behavior that its platform is enabling.
READ ONLevering Technology for Justice: Why We Invested in Lawyers Hub
Thea Anderson and Franklyn Odhiambo share why we invested in Nairobi-based Lawyers Hub, the first innovation hub in Africa for technology startups run by lawyers.
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8 Storytellers Informing How We've Been Reimagining Capitalism in 2019
As we get ready to head home for the holidays, many of us are stockpiling books to cozy up with in front of the fire. If you’re like our Reimagining Capitalism team, your reading list is short on pulp and long on economic theory.
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10 Storytellers Who Informed Our Outlook on Tech in 2019
A list of 10 books, documentaries, podcasts, and television series about responsible technology that captured our attention this year.
READ ONEliza Erikson
Investment Partner&
Ju-Ho Lee
Commissioner of The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity and former Minister of Education, Science and Technology in South KoreaEquitable Tech: Delivering High-Impact Learning with a Human Touch
Education is supposed to prepare children for the future, yet the current system is 100 years behind the times. Eliza Erickson and Ju-Ho Lee share insights on the future of impactful edtech.
READ ONVCs Align Around New Beliefs, Investment Tools to Reinforce a Better Data Economy That Puts People First
Earlier this year, Omidyar Network assembled a group of like-minded, early-stage technology investors to help transform the data economy. Magdi Amin, and Eric McCarthy share learnings from the convening.
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Enabling Effective and Inclusive Tech Policy in Africa; Why We Invested in CIPESA
Across East and Southern Africa, the civic space is fractured and shrinking. Read more from Thea Anderson on how Omidyar Network is investing in CIPESA to strengthen platforms for civic engagement, effectively advocate to policymakers, and surface and network new and emerging civil sector partners.
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WhatsApp is a Threat to Society. Here’s How to Fix It.
David Madden and Anamitra Deb share four ways the encrypted messaging platform can address the dangerous behavior that its platform is enabling.
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We don’t need another WeWork
It's time for more alternatives to venture capital cash, argues Omidyar Network's Sarah Drinkwater — and for more startups focused on making positive contributions to the world.
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Coalition of Foundations and Family Offices Launch the Tipping Point Fund to Scale the Impact Investing Field
Blue Haven Initiative, Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and Omidyar Network will anchor the $12.5 million pool of philanthropic capital
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