Wes Selke
Founder of Better Ventures
Wes Selke
Founder of Better Ventures
Oakland, California
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director and Founder
2011 - Current
Better Ventures is a venture firm that backs entrepreneurs building a better world. We provide funding and support to high-growth technology companies pursuing social and environmental outcomes, from work and education to health and sustainability. We take a hands-on approach and invest at the seed through Series A stages.
Adjunct Professor
2014 - 2018
Teach Venture Capital and Financial Accounting
Investment Manager
2006 - 2014
Good Capital is an investment firm that increases the flow of capital to innovative ventures creating market-based solutions to inequality and poverty. Using a high engagement model, we invest in the most promising social enterprises and give them the tools and guidance they need to succeed. In addition, Good Capital actively leads the development of the emerging social capital market through the creation of the SOCAP Conference and Hub Bay Area, a purpose driven collaborative workspace.
Founding Director
2010 - 2013
Hub Ventures is a startup accelerator that funds and supports high-caliber entrepreneurs building technology solutions for some of the world's biggest challenges. We operate at the Hub Bay Area, a purpose-driven collaborative workspace in San Francisco and Berkeley, and we provide startups with seed funding, mentorship, tailored content, and investor connections. Hub Ventures is part of the Global Accelerator Network, championed by TechStars.
Finance team
2006 - 2012
Overseeing the church budget and expansion plans
Board Member
2006 - 2010
NamasteDirect is a non-profit organization that supports microfinance institutions in Guatemala and Mexico and connects donors directly to borrowers in the developing world.
Equity Research Associate
2003 - 2005
Formal coverage of 14 companies across three industry groups: Advertising & Marketing Services, Interactive Media & Marketing, and Business Process Outsourcing.
Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions
1999 - 2003
Provided advisory services on buy-side, sell-side, and financing transactions primarily to middle-market privately-held companies.