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This volcanic microbe startup is taking on Beyond Meat and Impossible in plant-based race

AFN Sustainable Protein

For now, the products that the Chicago-based biotech startup plans to launch are a complete secret. Most startups seem to share a desire to be the first to market with a new, disruptive product, but in some instances being a challenger or “me too” isn’t always a bad thing. For SBP, nothing is off the table at the moment. .

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

Fleets are often the workhorses that toil behind the scenes: the garbage trucks that pick up your trash before dawn; the long-haul semi-trucks that move goods from the port; the bucket trucks that utilities use to fix power lines and keep your lights on; the delivery vans that drop off your packages and help you stay safe inside your homes.

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The Magnetic Force of Purpose

Better Ventures

Back in those days, there were very few venture funds with an explicit mandate to invest in companies focused on positive social/environmental impact and even fewer that were focused on seed stage, mission-driven technology startups. And attracting the best talent is one of the top leading indicators for startup success. Come join us!

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FDA Addresses Cultured Meat in Crucial First Step for New Industry

AFN Sustainable Protein

This technology has been around for a long time,” said Jeremiah Fasano, a consumer safety officer focused on biotech and food additive safety at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We can’t just throw our food on the market and assume that people will trust us,” said Mike Selden, CEO of Finless Foods , a startup culturing seafood.

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FDA Addresses Cultured Meat in Crucial First Step for New Industry

AFN Sustainable Protein

This technology has been around for a long time,” said Jeremiah Fasano, a consumer safety officer focused on biotech and food additive safety at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We can’t just throw our food on the market and assume that people will trust us,” said Mike Selden, CEO of Finless Foods , a startup culturing seafood.

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? $32bn and 30% drop as market hits pause in 2023

Climate Tech VC

At the end of 2022 we counted 1,910 active climate tech startups since 2020. Despite traditional venture’s focus on software and asset-light business models, half of the deal activity in climate tech goes towards sectors requiring physical assets such as hardware, deeptech, biotech, consumables, or project development. 

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? Spinning CO2 into clothes

Climate Tech VC

The California-based startup is starting with textiles to address the footprint of the $2.5T Downstream emissions result from the transportation and packaging involved in distribution, product usage itself (e.g., The startup’s system is intended to run on-site at manufacturing plants to capture CO2. FOAK for scale.