Impact Venture Building from the investor and operator perspective, interview w. Emma Steele and Emily Trant (Ascension VC and Wagestream) ๐ฑ
Update: 2025-07-08
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Agenda:
* Meet Emma & Emily: Impact VC meets operating at scale
* What Is โImpactโ Anyway? And why Ascension never used the label
* Wagestreamโs Model: Serving those who canโt payโat scale
* Market Failures & Margin Models: Why commercial still wins
* Data That Matters: From savings behavior to sleep quality
* Charity vs Commercial: The tension no one likes to talk about
* Impact Boards: How to make them useful (hint: be honest)
* The Venture Fit: Why scale and impact arenโt opposites
* Calling Future Founders: Be intentional from day one
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