This article is part of a series profiling the 2014 #SoGood Award winners announced at the June BostInno’s State of Innovation Forum. These worthy winners are companies and individuals who are heavily contributing to social good in Boston and beyond. Read their stories to discover how you can give back this summer.

Rarely do you find venture capital and social good together in the same sentence, but John Simon, venture capitalist and activist, is an exception to the rule. The Managing Director at Sigma Prime Ventures and former Managing Director and Co-Founder of General Catalyst Partners, Simon has had an illustrious career in venture capital only matched by his enduring commitment to social good.

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