Building Inclusion on the Blockchain
The GPs behind the A100x Rolling Fund believe they can create leverage for underrepresented groups by investing in emerging technologies.
Mar 16, 2021 — 3 min read
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- Underrepresented groups are using blockchain to get leverage.
- The GPs behind the A100x Rolling Fund believe inclusion at the investment level will drive capital to companies utilizing blockchain to drive social and economic impact.
- A100x allows women and minority investors to participate in their fund at a reduced minimum commitment level.
Blockchain is providing leverage to underrepresented groups. Through decentralization, women, minorities, and people in poor communities around the world are able to bypass traditional gatekeepers to gain access to resources that foster economic and social equality.
This is the investment thesis of A100x—a Rolling Fund investing in early-stage blockchain, AI, and IoT companies often led by female and minority founders that aim to unlock the potential of frontier technology in solving pressing world problems.
“If we’re to realize the limitless potential of blockchain, we have to make inclusion a priority from the get go, not retroactively,” said Nisa Amolis, co-GP of A100x and author of "WTF is Happening: Women Tech Founders on the Rise."
Amolis and her co-GP, Aleksandr Bulkin, point to title registry as an example of how blockchain can create leverage for marginalized communities. Governmental corruption and disorganization have left only 30% of the world’s population with a legally registered title to their land. Those that don’t have a property title are unable to unlock the economic potential of their real estate—meaning they can’t leverage it to secure new forms of collateral or credit that, in turn, might help them build greater financial freedom.
