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End Poverty. Make Trillions
Darryl Finkton Jr.'s EPMT is a Los Angeles generalist asset manager deploying seed capital into startups that link commercial returns to poverty reduction.
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General information
Firm type
Generalist
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Los Angeles
Corporate office
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Principals
Darryl Finkton Jr.
Founder
Payel Farasat
Board Member
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at End Poverty. Make Trillions?
Founder Darryl Finkton Jr. leads investment decisions. A former hedge fund partner with degrees from Harvard and Oxford, Finkton was selected as a Rhodes Scholar in 2010. He operates through a network that includes his role as a founding member of InTandem DAO and advisor to the HIP Fund, indicating a collaborative rather than purely centralized decision-making process.
How does EPMT source its deal flow?
Deal flow originates through Finkton's professional affiliations — including the Rhodes Trust, Harvard Club of Southern California, and the Council for Inclusive Capitalism — as well as dedicated investment collectives like InTandem DAO. The firm's membership in Knowledge Impact Network provides an additional pipeline for social-impact-aligned ventures.
Is EPMT a venture capital firm, a family office, or a social-impact fund?
EPMT is structured as a generalist asset manager that makes early-stage seed investments with a social-impact mandate. It does not manage a single family's wealth. The firm also operates a parallel advocacy arm — an eponymous movement — making it a hybrid of for-profit venture investing and policy-oriented campaigning.
What investment stages does EPMT typically target?
EPMT concentrates on early-stage seed investments. The firm writes checks at the earliest phase of company formation, using a generalist sector approach that spans enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, and climate technology.
Which sectors does EPMT explicitly avoid?
Publicly available information does not specify excluded sectors. Given the firm's poverty-reduction mandate and membership in the Council for Inclusive Capitalism, investments are likely screened for alignment with broad social-impact criteria, though no formal exclusion list is disclosed.
Does EPMT maintain philanthropic structures separate from its investment operations?
EPMT operates both an investment arm and a social movement under the same brand name. The movement advocates for structural economic reforms, including basic income. A U.S.-based initiative called Basic Income Works sits under the EPMT umbrella, suggesting blurred but intentional lines between the firm's for-profit and advocacy activities.
What is EPMT's known posture on co-investments?
Co-investment is demonstrably central to EPMT's model. Finkton is a founding member of InTandem DAO, a decentralized investment group that pools capital and due diligence. He also advises the HIP Fund, creating multiple co-investment channels with external partners.
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