Optimism
We believe things are good and will keep getting better as the arrow of time flies forward.
New investor movement for the new Internet
Effective Humanism
Accelerating self-actualization with TechnoCapital.
Current focus
Co-create with 8B human beings
Thesis
Human progress has been relentless. The next step is building technology that expands what people can become.
Effective Humanism combines optimism, practical building, and humanity-first metrics. We invest in tools, companies, and ideas that create more positive human experiences, better work, better health, and more agency for the 99%.
Read the founding essayOperating principles
A concise doctrine for builders.
Technology
Technology is an amplifier, and technology that amplifies the human mind has the maximum leverage.
Value
Value is in the eye of the beholder. Human beings decide what appeals to them and what is worth building.
Humanity
We track universal metrics: new well-paid jobs, comprehensive benefits, practical solutions, and daily quality of life.
Build
Action over analysis, learning by doing, celebrating failures, and building together in public.
Effective
We learn from Effective Altruism and Effective Accelerationism, then orient toward practical human agency.
Essay room
Ideas with room to compound.
e/Human is the new investor movement for the new Internet
A place for the canonical essay that explains Effective Humanism, the internet-scale opportunity, and why human flourishing should be a practical investing strategy.
TechnoCapital and the human mind
How tools, markets, and creative ambition can amplify cognition at civilization scale.
Draft spaceBuild together, build in public
A working memo on action, learning loops, failure, and public accountability.
Draft spaceEffective Humanism is Infinite
Connecting Effective Humanism to the broader AwakeVC thesis of realizing infinity.
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Founder
Founded by Amit Rathore.
Amit founded AwakeVC. Effective Humanism is a home for people who want to build more, reach further, and make human-first progress tangible.
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We are looking for more folks to build with.
Reach out today. #BuildTogether #BuildInPublic