Zécca J. Lehn is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, based in California, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech—using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost per investment.
Over the past 15+ years, he has worked as an Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, Non-Profit Board Member, and Co-Founder. He grew up in an off-the-grid Japanese-style home, on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Through his world travels and living in Scandinavia during his early 20s, he discovered a deep love for people, the planet, and diverse cultures.
For the past years, he has produced the podcast posi2ive, on Venture Scale Positive Impacts. He also leads regular community events – for posi2ive’s current base of around 10k+ members across platforms.
He holds a degree in Environmental Economics from Western Washington University and a Certified Specialization in Data Science from Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, he’s certified under the UN Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). He often speaks on pitch panels, and podcasts, and publishes articles on the PreSeed VC Impact arena.
Read more about Responsibly Ventures here https://responsibly.vc/ or connect with them on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/company/responsibly-vc/. You can connect directly with Zecca on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/zecca/ or on Twitter here https://twitter.com/Zecca_Lehn
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