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Why I’m More Hopeful Than Ever Despite Chants of ‘Hang theB*tch’ and ‘F*g N*gger’ at Trump Rallies
Talks about Donald Trump, Politics and Donald Trump rallies
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Stephen Deberry
Managing Partner at Bronze Investments
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Stephen DeBerry is the Founder and Managing Partner at BRONZE, with a background in venture capital, private equity, and social entrepreneurship. He has a track record of successful investments in companies like Sugarbreak and SmartBiz Loans, and has held key roles at organizations like Kapor Capital and Omidyar Network.
DeBerry's career highlights include founding BRONZE Investments and making impactful investments in companies such as UniversityNow and Proven, showcasing his expertise in venture capital and social entrepreneurship. His diverse experience includes roles at Kapor Capital and Omidyar Network, demonstrating a strong background in investment management and strategic partnerships.
Work Experience
Founder and Managing Partner
2009 - Current
Moving social, economic, and environmental disparity to prosperity, profitably.
Partner
2006 - 2012
Kapor Capital is the venture capital arm of the Kapor Center for Social Impact. Kapor Capital invest in gap-closing info tech startups that revolutionize people’s lives across a vast set of industries.
Trustee, Investment Committee
2008 - 2011
Fiduciary oversight and strategy for $4 billion endowment. Focus on social impact investments that improve health in California communities.
Director, Investments
2004 - 2007
Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, and his wife, Pam, established Omidyar Network based on the belief that every person has the potential to make a difference. Omidyar Network invests in entrepreneurs who share a commitment to advancing social good at the pace and scale the world needs today. We are focused on five key areas we believe are building blocks for prosperous, stable, and open societies: Consumer Internet and Mobile, Education, Financial Inclusion, Government Transparency, and Property Rights. We take calculated risks in the earliest stages of innovation, helping to transform promising ideas into successful ventures. As an active impact investor, we offer more than just financial support. We provide vital human capital capabilities, from serving on boards to consulting on strategy, coaching executives to recruiting new talent. We connect promising investees to entrepreneurial visionaries with business know-how. We also leverage the tremendous capacity of Web and mobile technologies to go beyond incremental improvement and make a significant, widespread impact.
Board
2005 - 2006
Prosper is America's first peer-to-peer lending marketplace, with more than 2 million members and over $5 billion in funded loans.
Prosper Marketplace is an online lending platform that connects people who want to borrow money with individuals and institutions.
Raised $503,455,497.00 from Neuberger Berman.
Senior Manager, Business Development
1997 - 2002
Founded by Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, Interval Research is a research setting seeking to define the issues, map out the concepts and create the technology that will be important in the future.... [pursuing] basic innovations in a number of early-stage technologies and [seeking] to foster industries around them -- sparking opportunity for entrepreneurs and highlighting a new approach to research.