Craig Shapiro
VCFounder & Managing Partner, Collaborative Fund
Impact VC pioneer backing profit-and-purpose companies
Background
Craig Shapiro founded Collaborative Fund in 2010 and serves as Managing Partner, overseeing more than $1 billion in assets. He spent a decade as an entrepreneur before founding the firm and made early angel investments in companies including Facebook and Kickstarter. He created the Villain Test consumer investing framework and co-founded the Shared Future Fund to invest in climate startups. He serves on the advisory boards of Circular Services and the Smithsonian National Zoo.
Investment Thesis
Invests at the intersection of for-profit and for-good; companies must pass both a financial returns test and a positive-impact test.
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Based in: New York, USA (North America)