Batul Joffrey is an investor with Kapor Capital, making socially mindful investments that aim to close gaps of access, opportunity, or outcome for underserved communities. She is the current vice curator of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shaper’s LA Hub - where she leads the group in driving dialogue, action, and change through local projects, such as Los Angeles Votes, where their current focus is on increasing civic engagement in the younger LA populations. 

 

Previously, she was Chief of Staff at a social impact startup and also a senior consultant on a complex data analysis and management team. 

 

Outside of work, you can find her with a cup of chai in hand, enjoying the art of storytelling through different mediums whether it be books, movies, or photography and engaging with the people and components that make up her identity as a Pakistani-Indian Muslim American woman.

 

Listen to Batul Talk about:

• How she got into the VC
• Being a woman of color in this field 
• What they look for when providing funding 
• The importance of opening up opportunities to diverse backgrounds
• What her day to day looks like 

 

 

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