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Subscription carbon offsetting platform Ecologi hits $8M total raised, includes General Catalyst

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startup Ecologi , which uses the funds to plant 1 million trees every 10 days in places like Africa and Latin America, as well as doing things like protecting peatlands in Indonesia. In April, Ecologi closed a seed investment round of $5.75 The money will be used for product development, growing its team and expanding in the U.S.

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EO Members Share Entrepreneurial Trends for the New Year

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Maureen Brown, EO Austin, co-founder and CEO, Mosie Baby. David Fastuca, EO Melbourne, CMO and co-founder, Locomote. There is also a groundswell of small farm startups, especially in developing nations, where farmers such as 2022 GSEA Global Finalist Arnold Shoko can convert biowaste streams into feed and fertilizer.

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One social entrepreneur and activist’s mission to defend the environment and indigenous communities in Venezuela

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2017 YLAI Fellow Victor Rujano Bautista is the co-founder of Culturas Indígenas y Medio Ambiente Sustentable (CIMAS), an organization committed to promoting and defending the human rights of indigenous peoples and the protection of the environment in the Venezuelan state of Zulia. By Bryce Kelly.

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Creating climate solutions with YLAI alumni: Nina Escamilla in Mexico 

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Nina Escamilla is the co-founder of Früvethy , based in Oaxaca, Mexico. However, one of our main challenges is food waste, mainly associated with the first link in the chain with primary producers, for whom the impact is ecological and economical. We’re excited to highlight 2022 YLAI Fellowship alum Nina Escamilla , from Mexico.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

menagerie of creative entrepreneurs occupies the seven-story building, now known as the Metropolitan Exchange, or MEx, including biotechnologists, ecologically minded architects, organic fashion designers and even miniature-cupcake makers. 55 Washington Street. Domino Sugar Factory.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

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often gets vilified in the pursuit of a good developer, but think about things from the perspective of your average hardcore developer ninja. Even after we got funded, it took us three months to hire our first two developers at our prior companies—and I consider us pretty visible and well-networked. Response: Wall St.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

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Zurich tends to take the lion’s share, as the city’s embrace of startups has jump-started development, although Geneva and Lausanne are also hotspots. While they can withdraw those funds from the business the next day, local founders must still secure decent backing to even begin the work.

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