KC
Kapor Center
Corporate · Founded 1976 · Oakland, United States
The Kapor Center for Social Impact relentlessly pursues creative strategies that will leverage info technology for positive social impact
Who Kapor Center is.
Where the institution came from, whose capital it manages, and how that capital is allocated — from Dealroom's LP research.
Historical Background
- The Kapor Center was established in 1976 by Mitchell Kapor, a pioneer in the personal computer industry, and Dr. Freada Kapor Klein.
- It operates as a family of organizations focused on the intersection of racial justice and technology, aiming to dismantle barriers throughout the "Leaky Tech Pipeline," from early education to the workplace.
Source of Capital
- The Kapor Center is a private foundation and an investment partnership.
- Capital is derived from the wealth of its founders, Mitchell Kapor and Dr. Freada Kapor Klein.
Allocation Strategy
- The organization's venture capital arm, Kapor Capital, focuses on venture capital investments.
- It invests in early-stage, tech-driven companies with a social impact, particularly those that are closing gaps of access, opportunity, or outcome for low-income communities and communities of color.
- The strategy is to demonstrate that investing in companies founded by underrepresented individuals can generate both financial returns and positive social change.
The funds Kapor Center backs.
Kapor Center is a limited partner in 26 funds. 3 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking, and the best-ranked are shown here.
How Kapor Center’s fund book is spread.
The 26 funds Kapor Center backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 26100%
- Europe 00%
- Rest of world 00%
United States 26
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised. 11 emerging (three funds or fewer), 3 established — across the 14 of 26 with a fund history on record.
The companies Kapor Center backs directly.
Kapor Center holds 5 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner.
How those direct holdings break down by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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USA5
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Education2
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Health2
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Kids1
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Media1
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Real Estate1
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Seed2
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Series A2
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Series B+1
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Breakout Stage2
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Early Growth2
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Late Growth1
Other LPs.
Other corporate and insurance LPs in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Kapor Center by combined power-law score — North America first, then the nearest worldwide.
