Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

As President and co-owner of the 102-year-old Lamey Wellehan shoe stores, Jim Wellehan used sustainability to foster innovation and remain relevant in the face of fierce competition. A 2015 Maine Business Leader of the Year , he reports that eliminating waste and carbon has freed capital for growth, enhancing employee and customer loyalty.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Fearless Fund : invests in women of color-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level, or series A financing, bridging the gap between venture capital funding for women of color founders to build scalable, growth-aggressive companies. They invest in companies that are disrupting traditional retail and consumer experiences.

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Revolution

JUNE 15, 2023

Our partnership with CAVA began in 2015, when the Mediterranean fast-casual chain had just a dozen locations in D.C., CAVA’s founders had a vision to bring heritage, heart, health, and innovation to the fast-casual sector. Now their company is trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Maryland, and Virginia.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We remain confident in the long-term trend that software enables and the value accrued to disruptive startups; we also recognized that in a strong market it is important to ring the cash register and this doesn’t come without a concentrated effort to do so. In short, In Venture Capital, Size Matters Size matters for a few reasons.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Kaiyo , an online marketplace for secondhand furniture, says it has helped the impact by keeping nearly three million pounds out of landfills since its launch in 2015. . He and his wife, who are passionate about sustainability, tried buying secondhand to furnish the apartment when they moved into a new place in 2014. billion in 2018.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Founded by Rose Goslinga and Thomas Njeru in 2015, Pula delivers agricultural insurance and digital products to help smallholder farmers navigate climate risks, improve their farming practices and bolster their incomes over time. When Goslinga met Njeru in 2008, she worked for Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA).

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OurCrowd

JULY 17, 2019

Between 2000 and 2015, for example, spending on education in the US grew 15%, but test scores have been stagnating. Furthermore, the disruptions the world faces, whether social, economic, health or education- related, affect us all. We’re proud to be partnered with Social Finance Israel, a global leader in impact advisory.

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