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Inside Citi's $500M Impact Fund Investing in Underserved Communities
Meredith Shields runs a $500 million equity fund inside one of the world's largest banks. In this episode, she breaks down how the Citi Impact Fund evaluates deals, why they shifted from seed to Series B, and which portfolio companies are changing outcomes for real people.
May 8, 2026
How Givebutter Grew From a College Dorm to $9B in Donations
Givebutter CEO Max Friedman on 10 years of nonprofit fundraising tech: bootstrapping, COVID pivots, the We Are For Good acquisition, and what comes next.
Mar 17, 2026
Inside Impossible Metals and the Push for Responsible Deep-Sea Mining
Impossible Metals is building a fleet of autonomous underwater robots to harvest critical minerals from the ocean floor. CEO Oliver Gunasekara breaks down the tech, the business model, and why he thinks commercial deep sea mining is two to three years away.
Mar 10, 2026
