Kapor Center

We’re proud to celebrate a year of impactful work! Kapor Capital deployed $7.3M to 17 #GapClosing portfolio companies. #KaporFoundation distributed $6.3M in grants. #KaporCenterInvestments deployed $4.5M to mission-aligned start-ups & investment firms. SMASH exposed 800+ youth to #CS programming. Read more in our 2024 Impact Report: bit.ly/4iIvDun

Celebrating a year of Impact! The mission of the #KaporCenter family of organizations—Kapor Capital, #KaporFoundation, Kapor Center Investments, and SMASH—to create a more equitable and inclusive #tech ecosystem has never been more critical. Check out our 2024 Impact Report to see how we're continuing to work to close gaps of access for all. bit.ly/4iIvDun

What an inspiring & reflective way to end my 2024 work year than at the White House. Honored to been invited to join in the holiday festivities reflecting on the impactful & history work over the past years of the administration, agencies, and the leaders in front & behind the scenes that make it all work. In my work this past year at Kapor Center / Foundation got to deepen & collaborate with over 29 civil rights x tech orgs and 19 civic engagement partners to support a public innovation ecosystem that prioritizes public safety, civil liberties, and equity in tech; helped guide inclusive AI talent development in federal hiring pathways through inaugural AI Safety Institute Fellowships and public interest tech universities, supported partners engaging multi-stakeholder/sector to advance responsible AI. As we look to the next year, uncertainty abounds however conviction of mission & vision does not. This is a marathon not a sprint & it’s a life work. Huge thank you to all of our public servants who have dedicated their brilliance, heart, time to advance our country & empower communities. #HappyHolidays to all!

#KaporFoundation CEO, Allison Scott, Ph.D., takes the #AxiosAISummit stage with Siegel Family Endowment Executive Director and President, Katy Knight to talk about how #philanthropy has to be at the table to create a more equitable #tech ecosystem that closes gaps and benefits everyone. https://lnkd.in/gTRxhHyr

Excited to close out the year announcing our latest partnership aimed to foster the next gen of technical multi-disciplinary policy leaders with computer science background x social science x policy under Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy with Sepehr Vakil and team! "The School of Education and Social Policy received a $1 million gift from the Kapor Foundation to help create the Center for Technology, Policy, and Opportunity at Northwestern University. The center will lead a range of initiatives, beginning with a new interdisciplinary graduate program designed to address challenges arising at the intersection of technology, society and policy. Applications for the master’s degree are currently open, with the first cohort of students beginning their studies in fall 2025. Debuting in fall 2025, the Master of Science in Technology, People, and Policy program (MTePP — pronounced “Em-Tepp”) addresses the largely unregulated growth of emerging technologies, with a sharp focus on ethics, environmental impact, human development and policy."

“Technology is transforming every aspect of our society. The Center for Technology, Policy, and Opportunity at Northwestern University will be essential to ensure this transformation is guided by ethics, policy, and equity.” — Allison Scott, Ph.D., CEO, #KaporFoundation.   Kapor Foundation is honored to support the Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy with the creation of the Center for Technology, Policy, and Opportunity with a $1M gift. Learn more about the programs launching Fall 2025: https://lnkd.in/g4HASzkJ #EquitableInnovation #TechForAll #SocialImpact

A $1 million gift from the Kapor Foundation will help establish Northwestern University's Center for Technology, Policy, and Opportunity. One of the Center's first initiatives is a new master's degree that uniquely emphasizes the importance of ethics, humans, and policy in a rapidly changing tech landscape. Applications for the Master of Science in Technology, People, and Policy program are open, with the first cohort of students beginning their studies in fall 2025. Thank you, Kapor Foundation! We treasure our partnership. ➡️ More info: http://spr.ly/6040QsY2o.

In #Detroit? Join #CSforDetroit TONIGHT for a film screening and talk-back session exploring Detroit’s growing tech ecosystem through the lens of local innovators in celebration of #CSEdWeek. Proudly hosted by Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan Engineering Zone, Song Foundation, and #KaporFoundation. Register today: https://ow.ly/oof450UfrOj

In #Detroit? Join #CSforDetroit on 12/12 for a film screening and talk-back session exploring Detroit’s growing tech ecosystem through the lens of local innovators in celebration of #CSEdWeek. Proudly hosted by Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan Engineering Zone, Song Foundation, and #KaporFoundation. Register today: https://ow.ly/ukGc50Ufrx9

It’s #CSEdWeek! Join #KaporFoundation TONIGHT for a timely online fireside chat on racial justice in computer science with data journalist Meredith Broussard, moderated by CS Equity Initiatives Director, Shana V. White. Register now: https://ow.ly/RtUQ50Ufruq