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In episode 26 of the Investing in Impact podcast, we speak with
Zécca J. Lehn, General Partner at
Responsibly Ventures, on using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to invest in impact startups.
Zécca Lehn is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, based in California, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech—using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost per investment.
Over the past 15+ years, he has worked as an Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, Non-Profit Board Member, and Co-Founder. He grew up in an off-the-grid Japanese-style home, on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Through his world travels and living in Scandinavia during his early 20’s, he discovered a deep love for people, planet, and diverse cultures.
For the past years, he has produced the podcast
posi2ive, on Venture Scale Positive Impacts. He also leads regular
community roundtables and interviews on Clubhouse– for posi2ive’s current community base of 4k+ members.
He holds a degree in Environmental Economics from Western Washington University, and a Certified Specialization in Data Science from Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, he’s certified under the UN Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). He often speaks on panels, podcasts, and publishes articles on the PreSeed VC impact arena.
Zécca is also launching a private beta community of GPs / LPs / Angels / Family Offices / Institutional Funds focused on VC Impact.
Learn more about the community here.