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Tech Must ‘Get Uncomfortable’ With Its Impact on Society: An Interview With Swati Mylavarapu
The Incite.org founder and activist investor shares her view on how innovation should improve the lives of everyday people
OneZero is partnering with the Big Technology Podcast from Alex Kantrowitz to bring readers exclusive access to interview transcripts with notable figures in and around the tech industry.
This week, we’re joined by Swati Mylavarapu, a founder at Incite. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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Swati Mylavarapu is a tech investor and activist who spent $2 million in the 2020 election cycle on Democratic causes, in partnership with her husband, Nest co-founder Matt Rogers. Mylavarapu isn’t your typical Silicon Valley investor. She’ll explicitly admit that the tech industry has some culpability in the hollowing out of the middle of our economy, delivering wealth to the few while leaving the rest in a tough spot. She also served as Pete Buttigieg's national finance chair in the 2020 Democratic primaries, playing a key role in…
