March, 2013

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Spring 13, Week 2: 2nd Nature

Better Ventures

Every 2 weeks, you’ll hear from one of the founders of our Spring13 cohort companies. They’ll tell you about what they’re working on and what’s been going on in the program so far. First up is Chris Cuellar , Co-Founder of 2ndNature. We built Arrive to ease the pain of getting around town. We are believers in access over ownership , especially with respect to cars, and are showing how life in an urban center is possible (and cheaper) without owning a car.

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Aessi Air Support detects household gas leaks, doubles as emergency solar radio

Eco Friend

Conceived by designer Patrick Mulcahy, the Aessi Air Support detects household gas leaks like canaries used to do in a coalmine in ancient times. Moreover, it doubles as an emergency… The post Aessi Air Support detects household gas leaks, doubles as emergency solar radio appeared first on Eco Friend.

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Announcing our Spring13 Cohort

Better Ventures

AgGrow: A stealth-mode startup building technology tools to scale sustainable agriculture Eko : A telehealth company revolutionizing the medical industry by building a mobile electronic stethoscope that connects to smart phones and provides remote diagnosis NBD Nano : A nano-scale surface to enhance water condensation and collect water in the most arid regions of the world.

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Lucio: Robotic LED lighting system offers in-house comfort, safety

Eco Friend

Conceived by Italian industrial designer Stefano Filipuzzi, Lucio is a sustainable lighting solution that interacts with users to provide them emotional comfort. Awarded with a runner-up award at Sharp Design… The post Lucio: Robotic LED lighting system offers in-house comfort, safety appeared first on Eco Friend.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Meet Grit, a complete adventure gear for compulsive nomads

Eco Friend

Campers and adventurers will sure like Grit, an adventure tool that utilizes extra gears from a washable shaver to support its dynamo mechanism. Conceived by Aarish Netarwala, the multipurpose flashlight/lantern… The post Meet Grit, a complete adventure gear for compulsive nomads appeared first on Eco Friend.

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