In August 2024, NEF founder and managing partner Nilima Achwal spoke to Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, debuting her talk "New Paradigm Venture Capital."
The Center said: "We’ve had several founders who were in attendance express their appreciation for the intricate detail of information you shared, for your clear delivery in conveying a relatively new topic, and for your down-to-earth energy in bridging confidence on a topic which can be overwhelming for early-stage entrepreneurs. We at the Nasdaq Center are incredibly grateful."
In her talk, she discusses the sixth wave of innovation - the one that started in 2020 and comprises systems change ventures.
She also mentions:
"Those who built the industry over the last twenty years may or may not be keeping pace with the radical transformation taking place on our planet. If they aren't open to hearing you, tune them out, and tune in deeply into your vision, your values, your community. Let the right investors show up when they can really see and hear you, and say "no" to everyone else who may try to take you backwards into the last wave of innovation (non holistic tech, SaaS, productivity apps, etc.) There is only one way to do this next wave of innovation right, and that's through systems change ventures and the capital that supports them to build regenerative and decentralized technologies and systems that center humans."