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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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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. government.

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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

The fact of the matter is, most startups, particularly ones built by young professionals with no network and no track record, aren’t going to get funded. If there’s anything that hackers and founders hate, it’s an ivory tower attitude. Undoubtedly the code sucked, but at least he got something up and running.

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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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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

People told me that it was unfair or too easy for me to raise angel capital because I was already tapped into a network of investors. 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. That’s why recruiters make so much coin.

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Carbon accounting platform acquired by Sage as ClimateTech heats up

TechCrunch

“By combining Spherics’ innovative software with Sage’s digital network, we are connecting businesses with their customer and supplier emissions data, enabling easy and collaborative climate action across value chains which helps to reduce carbon.” . .

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

TechCrunch

While they can withdraw those funds from the business the next day, local founders must still secure decent backing to even begin the work. Katrin Siebenbuerger Hacki, founder, Medows. What are companies you are excited about (your portfolio or not), which founders? Philipp Stauffer, partner, FYRFLY Venture Partners.

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