This week we talk with Rachel Freeman, Adasina’s director of investor services, about what it means to build a bridge between social justice organizations and the capital markets.

We also touch on issues like:

  • Ending forced arbitration for sexual harassment, which have historically been left out of the ESG equation.
  • Starting a new investment fund as a minority and queer-led firm.
  • Why Adasina decided to start an ETF instead of a data company.

After discussing the peculiar difficulties Adasina encountered when starting a new investment firm, Rachel mentioned some allocator-oriented suggestions to make their due diligence process less onerous for startup managers, which are available here: https://www.duediligencecommitment.com/

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