15cV Venture Lab + Social Finance Studio
Community-centered capital systems

Fifteen Cents Ventures (15cV)

A venture lab and social finance studio building research, design, and investment infrastructure for collective wealth building.

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What it is

15cV builds community-centered investment systems—combining research, program design, and capital to support undercapitalized founders and expand access for non-accredited investors to participate in collective wealth building.

The system

🌍 Venture Lab

Builds programs + assets

  • Prepares assets
  • Builds programs
  • Develops infrastructure
💸 Social Finance Studio

Structures + deploys capital

  • Structures deals
  • Deploys capital
  • Connects investors
🌐 Community Investment Marketplace

Enables participation

  • Expands access to investment opportunities
  • Centers non-accredited investors
  • Supports collective wealth building
🧪 Research & Learning Collective

Economic Justice League (EJL)

  • Evaluation + data systems
  • Storytelling + accountability
  • Participatory research
  • Learning infrastructure

What I’m doing right now

Current work across 15cV and EJL includes:

  • Designing evaluation and data systems for community wealth building initiatives
  • Supporting movement resourcing infrastructure and collaborative learning processes
  • Developing community-centered investment pathways and ecosystem relationships
  • Building research and learning systems that connect impact, accountability, and capital

Current interests and areas of practice:

  • Solidarity economy strategy
  • Community investment infrastructure
  • Participatory evaluation + research design
  • Cooperative and place-based economic development
  • Accessible, low-friction technology for movement ecosystems

Sample case studies + assets

A light portfolio of current and prior work, plus selected tools, frameworks, and living infrastructure.

Case Study

Arts & Culture Capital Lab

Designed, developed, implemented, and evaluated a two-year pilot supporting community wealth building projects led by Chicago artists.

Research Design Capital
Case Study

Movement Tech for Black Impact Investing

Session, framework, and field inquiry on the tools and infrastructure needed to operationalize impact investing for Black non-accredited investors.

Social Finance Tech Strategy Field Building
Asset

Resource Conjuring Frameworks

Emergent practices, sprint models, and program design assets connecting narrative, data, and resourcing strategy.

Frameworks Learning Systems
What can live here
Project cards, PDF links, slide decks, sample frameworks, Airtable interfaces, or selected writing samples.
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