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

TechCrunch

Venture Kick was launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities and draws from a jury of more than 150 leading startup experts in Switzerland. I really wish that the business case for social and ecological startups will finally be proven (kind of like Oatly showed with the Blackstone investment).

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Accelerating Sustainable Food Business Solutions to Reshape Our Cities

Impact Hub

2007 marked an important milestone for the Earth’s cities. Among those selected for the first program is Sutton Community Farm , whose agro-ecological and organic farm in South London provides both restaurants and individuals with healthy, fresh vegetable boxes with a low carbon footprint. It happened without us realizing at the time.