World Eaters

Praise for World Eaters“One of the most important and insightful books about venture capital I have ever read. A clear-eyed and illuminating examination of VC’s peril and possibility. Bracy’s call to action to reimagine what VC can be is one we should all heed.”—Ro Khanna, Member of Congress from Silicon Valley and author of Dignity in a Digital Age “World Eaters is a compelling account of the grift that so much of Silicon Valley VC has become, and a vision of what a more equitable and equity-enabling VC industry might look like.”—Tim O’Reilly, Founder and CEO, O’Reilly Media“Persuasively demonstrates how VC’s prevalence has created a startup monoculture.”—Bloomberg Business Week“Clear-eyed and unbowed.”—Bloomberg“Community organizer Bracy debuts with a bracing takedown of the venture capital financing model… It’s a convincing call for change.”—Publishers Weekly“Bracy’s study adds up to an important analysis… An informative look at an industry that values ‘hyper maximalist growth at breakneck pace.’”—Kirkus“Tech activist Catherine Bracy charts the sheer scope of venture capital’s destruction in a book that’s as enraging as it is illuminating. It’s not just a lament, though—Bracy also calls for a reimagining of the modern economy, one that places a higher value on solving real problems than making a select few disgustingly wealthy.”—Literary Hub

Catherine Bracy is a civic technologist and community organizer whose work focuses on the intersection of technology and political and economic inequality. She is the Founder and CEO of TechEquity, was previously Code for America’s senior director of Partnerships and Ecosystem, and founded Code for All. During the 2012 election cycle she was director of Obama for America’s Technology Field Office in San Francisco, the first of its kind in American political history. She is a prolific public speaker. Her TED Talk “Why Good Hackers Make Good Citizens” has almost one million views. Her work has been highlighted in the LA Times, New York Times, and NPR.