Devin D. Thorpe is the founder and CEO of The Super Crowd, Inc., a Delaware public benefit corporation working to expand access to impact investing, elevate purpose-driven entrepreneurs and help more people use money as a force for good. Through The Super Crowd, Devin leads a growing media, events and technology ecosystem that includes the Superpowers for Good Television Show, the Superpowers for Good Newsletter, SuperCrowd.tv, SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100™, the SuperCrowd Impact League, SuperCrowd Impact Newsroom and SuperCrowd Impact Wire.
As Executive Producer and Host of the Superpowers for Good Show, Devin has produced more than 1,200 episodes featuring change agents, social entrepreneurs, impact investors and luminary leaders, including Bill Gates. As Editor-in-Chief of the Superpowers for Good Newsletter, he helps readers discover new impact investing opportunities, follow the evolution of investment crowdfunding and learn from founders building solutions to urgent social and environmental challenges. Each week, Devin publishes an impact investing pick, drawing on his experience as a former investment banker and his long-standing commitment to democratizing capital.
A bestselling author and longtime champion of social good, Devin has written books read more than 1 million times and has helped nonprofits and mission-driven organizations raise millions of dollars through crowdfunding. As a former Forbes Contributor, he covered social entrepreneurship and impact investing, reaching an audience of more than 2 million people. His work sits at the intersection of media, finance, entrepreneurship and social impact, with a particular focus on regulated investment crowdfunding, diverse founders, climate solutions, public health, social justice and poverty alleviation.
Devin brings unusually broad financial and civic experience to his work. He previously served as an investment banker, CFO, corporate treasurer and staff member for the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. He earned an MBA from Cornell University and has spent much of his career translating complex financial ideas into practical tools for people who want to do more good.
At The Super Crowd, Devin is building platforms that help founders tell their stories, investors find purpose-aligned opportunities and communities rally around solutions. SuperCrowd.tv brings impact-focused programming to streaming audiences. SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100™ celebrates fast-growing, purpose-driven companies from across the country. The SuperCrowd Impact League makes impact investing more engaging by helping participants track activity, earn recognition and build community. SuperCrowd Impact Newsroom and SuperCrowd Impact Wire help mission-driven organizations share credible news with broader audiences.
Devin calls himself a champion of social good. He is a journalist, show host, publisher, speaker, author, volunteer and impact investing advocate who believes capital can become more democratic, more inclusive and more effective at solving real problems. Frequently finding himself on airplanes, Devin remains grateful to be middle-seat-sized.
Join Devin Thorpe for an energizing welcome to SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100™. He’ll preview the three-day experience, explain how to participate and watch, highlight what makes this year’s gathering extraordinary, and introduce the event’s defining theme: Impact Scales—how purpose-driven ideas, companies, capital, and communities grow their influence together at meaningful scale.
Join Devin Thorpe for a thoughtful close to Day One. Drawing on his experience as an investor, entrepreneur and host, Devin will connect the day’s biggest ideas, surface the insights that matter most and put the conversations into practical perspective—while celebrating the speakers, participants and community who made the day possible.
Start Day Two with Devin Thorpe as he advances the event’s central theme: Impact Scales. Drawing on his experience as an investor and entrepreneur, Devin will explore how regulated investment crowdfunding helps purpose-driven founders access capital, build community and grow their impact—setting the stage for a full day of practical insight and opportunity.
Join Devin Thorpe as he moderates an engaging panel featuring industry experts Paul Lovejoy, Sherwood Neiss, and Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau. Discover innovative approaches to impact investing and learn how to present your ideas effectively in this dynamic live pitch session at SuperCrowd26.
Four entrepreneurs. Three professional investors. One live television audience—and two coveted awards. Watch purpose-driven founders currently raising capital from the crowd pitch their ventures live before judges Paul Lovejoy, Woodie Neiss and Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau. The judges will challenge the entrepreneurs, assess their potential and select the Judges’ Choice Award winner. Viewers can submit questions, evaluate the pitches and vote to determine the SuperCrowd Award winner. Expect bold ideas, tough questions, real investment opportunities and the unpredictable energy that only a live pitch competition can deliver.
How were the PurposeBuilt100 companies selected—and what makes the ranking credible? Devin Thorpe opens Day Three with a behind-the-scenes look at the research, screening and verification process, including the search for eligible public and private companies. Learn the defining methodology: companies qualified through demonstrated social or environmental impact, then were ranked solely by percentage revenue growth. Most importantly, every company on the list—from #1 through #100—is a PurposeBuilt100 winner.
Join Richard Robinette and Devin Thorpe for an insightful panel that showcases the top ten big impact players. Gain valuable perspectives on impact crowdfunding and how these leaders are reshaping the landscape of investment. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experienced moderators dedicated to social good.
Join moderator Paul Lovejoy and panelists Lyneir Richardson, Jenny Kassan, and Devin Thorpe as they explore the critical question of impact capital allocation. This session delves into how investments shape communities and the role of diverse voices in the decision-making process. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights from industry leaders.
Stay through the final moments of SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100™ as Devin Thorpe brings the event’s defining theme—Impact Scales—into full view. He’ll celebrate every PurposeBuilt100™ company as a winner, honor the #1-ranked company and reflect on how these fast-growing businesses prove that purpose and growth can reinforce one another. It’s a closing celebration, a final perspective and a powerful reminder of what becomes possible when impact is built to scale.
August 25–27, 2026 · Live on SuperCrowd.tv, syndicated via the e360tv Network · Founders Circle tickets $100 (includes the hardbound Book)
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