EarlyBird Venture Lab | Council for Inclusive Capitalism

We support African Entrepreneurs to build impactful sustainable Ventures on the continent.

Purpose

To amplify African success through venture building.

Peter Ngunyi

CEO, EarlyBird Venture Lab

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Alignment with Guiding Principles

At the Council for Inclusive Capitalism, we invite companies of all sizes, industries, and geographies to champion our Guiding Principles for Inclusive Action and demonstrate how they contribute to meaningful change. To ensure alignment with our principles, our members are assessed by at least one reporting body, sustainability-related certificate, benchmark, rating agency or similar organization.

We believe it is vital to state clearly to the world the set of our beliefs about Inclusive Capitalism. As such, we start with our Statement of Guiding Principles for Inclusive Capitalism. Knowing that words alone are not enough, each of us is making a series of commitments about how we will operate our institutions so that they help achieve Inclusive Capitalism. These commitments are forward-looking statements based on current goals, expectations and assumptions, which are not guarantees of future performance. For more information, please refer to our Terms of Use

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Summary

EarlyBird Venture Lab will promote diversity and inclusion by increasing backing for startups founded by minorities, women and people of colour to over 75% of our portfolio by 2030.

Activities & Initiatives

Through our programs we shall address racial and economic inequality by supporting 100 founders from communities of colour by 2030 to participate fully in the global venture capital journey through venture building, providing employment in their communities and creating impactful wealth that can recycle to catalyze momentum towards a stronger continent.

Measures & Targets

EarlyBird Venture Lab will measure progress by tracking the percent of employees in senior management positions from ethnic minority backgrounds with a goal of reaching 75%.

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Recognizing it will take alignment of all our organizations to scale impact globally, we invite you to join the movement as a Steward of Inclusive Capitalism. Together, the collective action of Council members will contribute to a fairer, more inclusive and sustainable future for all people and our planet.