The Amnesty International report documents that major VC firms, such as Venrock, are lacking in robust human rights due diligence and diversity policies. This shortfall suggests a disregard for ethical responsibilities when investing in sectors that can have harmful societal impacts, especially in technology. Such oversight contributes indirectly to systemic issues that empower authoritarian practices.

Investigation takes stock of venture capital's human rights oversight, finding vast majority of firms are failing responsibilities & lacking diversity