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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 That’s partly the thinking behind U.K. million (£4.05 million) at a pre-money valuation of £16.5

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empowering underresourced communities through waste innovation: a q&a with Dr. Caroline Baillie of the University of San Diego

Venture Well

Caroline Bailie of the University of San Diego teaches students to design waste innovation solutions for the social and ecological challenges of discarded trash in California’s Tijuana Estuary canyons.

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Founders from MIT With a Plan to Change How We Grow and Eat Food

Both Sides of the Table

Tack on the challenges with land, bee population decline, heavy use of ecologically destructive fertilizers and pesticides and extreme food waste and this adds up to a real global challenge. . It’s hard to grow enough food to meet these needs, not to mention in a sustainable way and in a world where water is increasingly in short supply.

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The Unified Theory of Food Investing for Tech VCs

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Will they all be part of a movement to get a lot more conscious about our own ecological footprints, where our food comes from, and it's quality? I like to think of Windowfarms as "Makerbot for food", because you've got a physical object that makes things, connected to an information sharing community. Absolutely.

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EO Members Share Entrepreneurial Trends for the New Year

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Investors and consumers prefer businesses that prioritize ecological impact and sustainability. Be it a product or service, technology and digital tools add to enhanced reach, innovation and overall customer experience. Continued focus on sustainability. Immersive customer experience.

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Creating climate solutions with YLAI alumni: Nina Escamilla in Mexico 

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

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. I am passionate about everything related to food, how our systems work and how humans relate to each other through food.

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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

Currently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are in the midst of restructuring and adapting to the restrictions on our work in the country; the intention is to use virtual platforms to carry out our purpose and we have been doing so through online conferences and collaborative remote work.