Ellen Pao is an angel investor and the CEO of the nonprofit diversity consulting organization Project Include. See portfolio and contact routes.
Ellen Pao is an angel investor and the CEO of the nonprofit diversity consulting organization Project Include, having previously served as Reddit’s CEO from 2014 to 2015. She invests personal capital in startups focused on social impact, particularly those founded by entrepreneurs from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Her investments target early-stage companies, with a clear geographic focus on Silicon Valley and a sector emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion in tech. While her typical check size and lead/follow behavior are not publicly documented, she has made 24 angel investments overall. Notable portfolio companies include CAPER Capital, where she invests in social impact startups, though specific named companies beyond this are not widely cited in available sources. Pao is known for her public advocacy on gender and racial equity in tech, including her influential 2015 lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and her book *Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change*, which details her experiences and points of view on systemic bias.
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