Mission Driven vs. Mission Controlled: Who Owns Your Purpose When You Raise?

​Most founders believe their mission is safe because they care about it. But once investors focus on profit hold control, companies are pushed to put the mission behind growth. The panel asks what makes a mission structurally durable, and whether that structure is compatible with raising capital.

​You'll leave with:

• ​A clear way to tell whether your company is mission driven or mission controlled, and why the difference matters at every funding round

• ​A plain-language map of the legal structures that protect a mission, from PBCs to golden shares to purpose trusts

• ​An honest picture of how venture investors actually respond to these structures

• ​Concrete next steps you can take before your next raise

​Who this is for: Founders building purpose-led companies who plan to raise outside capital. Investors curious about mission-aligned deal structures. Operators who want to understand how ownership shapes product decisions.

​Moderator: Madeline Vu, VP of Design at Aligned

​About the Speakers

​Eddy Vaisberg, Founder of the Spirit Tech Collective, aiming to grow funding and talent in spirit tech 50x in 10 years.

​Taylor Harrison, Attorney at Virgil, the tech-powered legal and back-office co-founded by Eric Ries.