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Accelerating Sustainable Food Business Solutions to Reshape Our Cities

Impact Hub

In early 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting food supply chains across the planet, it was time to double down on the Feeding the City mission. Another is Kina Mama , a catering company that delivers food to isolated new mothers in West London (you can find more information on participants in the program’s 2019 Impact Report ).

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The Anatomy of a Pitch

Entrepreneur's Handbook

It served us well in the past, yet it’s time to adapt and change, or eventually perish — if the rapid degradation of our ecology is of any guidance. One small nudge can disrupt ecosystems, send shocks across supply chains, a sleepless night to stage fright while pitching, or one warm intro to a cascade of competing term sheets.

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Cruz Foam’s shell-based Styrofoam alternative brings in $3.4M seed with DiCaprio and Kutcher

TechCrunch

The recent revelation that practically every animal on the planet has microplastics in its bloodstream and organs probably comes as no surprise to anyone in ecology, but it is one of several now inescapable public realities that have companies running to invest in green alternatives to their most wasteful habits and supply chain links.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

PV Grows A collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability and vitality of the Pioneer Valley food system. 2015 Waterdog We’re disrupting the traditional channel model by fundamentally changing the way the partner and reseller relationship works.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

Local startups that have gained global attention over this period — for velocity of growth and level of ambition, at the least — include the likes of Badi , Cabify , Glovo , Jobandtalent , Red Points , Sherpa.ai , TravelPerk , Typeform and Wallapop , to name a few. .”

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Nana nabs $6M for an online academy and marketplace dedicated to appliance repair

TechCrunch

The world of tech is all about building new things and solving problems, with “breaking” being more synonymous with disruption (=”good”) and fearlessness (see: Facebook’s old mantra to its early employees to move fast and break things). “There are 5.9 Move fast and fix things.