David Batstone is the Co-Founder and Senior Managing Partner of Just Business. See contact routes.
David Batstone is the Co-Founder and Senior Managing Partner of Just Business, a venture capital firm founded in 2006 that originated from his work with the anti-trafficking nonprofit Not For Sale. He brings a background in technology investment banking and currently serves as a business professor at the University of San Francisco, combining financial expertise with extensive experience in impact investing. His investment thesis targets early-stage companies from seed to Series B across sectors including consumer products, climate, healthcare, fintech, and renewable energy. Just Business maintains an open pitch policy and focuses on social enterprises that integrate values into sourcing, manufacturing, and sales to end exploitation while generating profit. While specific check sizes are not publicly disclosed, the firm typically leads or follows in early-stage rounds for companies with clear social impact goals. Notable portfolio companies include REBBL, a super-herb health drink brand, as well as renewable energy ventures Relocity, Hydra Energy, and Ilios Hydrogen, for which Batstone served on their boards in 2023. Batstone is the author of five b
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