A longtime venture capitalist and nationally bestselling author, Seth Levine works with venture funds and companies around the globe. His day job is as a partner at Foundry, a venture capital firm based in Boulder, CO, which he cofounded in 2006. Today it has nearly $4 billion in assets under management. He is also the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of GoodBread, a small business lending platform. Easily distracted and a passionate advocate for entrepreneurship, Seth also spends time as an advisor to venture funds and companies around the world. 

The intersection of community and business has always been a driving force for Seth. He co-founded Pledge 1%, a global network of companies that have pledged equity, time, and product back to their local communities that, since inception, has resulted in nearly $3 billion in philanthropy. He was a founding board member of StartupColorado, an organization that promotes entrepreneurship in areas of Colorado outside of the front range and serves on the Investment Committee of Gary Community Ventures, which partners with the local community to reshape the arc of opportunity for Colorado children and families. 

Seth is a Trustee of Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, where he helped found their entrepreneurship program as well as a popular student hackathon (the “Macathon”). He also spends time as an advisor to entrepreneurs and policymakers—in the U.S. as well as globally, especially in markets in the Middle East and Africa—to help promote entrepreneurship and economic development.

A passionate cyclist, above-average skier, and general fan of all things outdoors, Seth and his wife live in Colorado with their three children. He is the co-author of The New Builders: Face to Face with the True Future of Business and Capital Evolution.