Ka Yi Ling, PhD

Evo Foods is using cutting edge science and technology to create a next generation of plant based substitutes for animal products. Join and create the magic with us: https://bit.ly/3pBOdLQ

♻️ Source Green is a climate tech SaaS + sourcing platform with proprietary software that helps brands quit plastic and explore sustainable next-gen materials across their supply chain. ♻️ We offer 100% biobased packaging solutions that delight & excite brands, their customers and the planet. Specialist in SUP Pouches, Mailers & Garment Bags. ♻️ We believe: Plastic is toxic and recycling doesn’t work. That’s why we only offer circular, biobased solutions that go back to nature, allowing you to make a positive impact with each order. ⭐ Chosen to Pitch At COP27 as part of We Dont Have Time ⭐ Plug & Play New Materials & Packaging Accelerator 2023 Cohort ⭐ Global Talent Awards 2023 - Semi-Finalist ⭐ Good Company SCP Mission Top 10 Finalist

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. The nine-month program employs an objectives-based mentoring process to enhance the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation. Founded by Professor Ajay Agrawal in 2012 at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded and now has 11 sites across six countries: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, Paris, Madison, Seattle, Estonia, Berlin, and Melbourne. The program combines 5 elements to help companies transition from science projects to scalable and financeable companies: - An emphasis on objective-setting, helping companies focus on what’s most important to their business - Focused mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs who have founded, led, and sold significant tech companies - Technical advice from world-leading scientists, engineers, and economists - Hands-on support from top business students, who embed within the company to provide business support - Opportunities to raise capital, including angels and VCs from Europe and North America The successful commercialization of cutting-edge science and technology achieved through the program has led to the creation of over CAD $35 billion in equity value.

Evo Foods is using cutting edge science and technology to create a next generation of plant based substitutes for animal products. Join and create the magic with us: https://bit.ly/3pBOdLQ

Shiok Meats is a cultivated meat and seafood company – the first of its kind in Singapore and South-East Asia. “Shiok” in Singapore and Malay slang means fantastic, delicious, and simply, pleasure. Shiok Meats also owns SEA’s first cultivated red meat company, Gaia Foods. Our mission is to bring delicious, sustainable, and healthy seafood to your table, using our technology to grow meat from healthy cells instead of animals. Currently, we produce crustaceans like shrimps, crabs, lobsters and are the first in the world to do so using cellular agriculture technology. Our meats are real meat, delicious and nutritious. Our meats are animal-, health- and environment-friendly.

♻️ Source Green is a climate tech SaaS + sourcing platform with proprietary software that helps brands quit plastic and explore sustainable next-gen materials across their supply chain. ♻️ We offer 100% biobased packaging solutions that delight & excite brands, their customers and the planet. Specialist in SUP Pouches, Mailers & Garment Bags. ♻️ We believe: Plastic is toxic and recycling doesn’t work. That’s why we only offer circular, biobased solutions that go back to nature, allowing you to make a positive impact with each order. ⭐ Chosen to Pitch At COP27 as part of We Dont Have Time ⭐ Plug & Play New Materials & Packaging Accelerator 2023 Cohort ⭐ Global Talent Awards 2023 - Semi-Finalist ⭐ Good Company SCP Mission Top 10 Finalist

Entrepreneurs First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch. We bring together talented outliers to develop their most ambitious ideas and raise money from the world’s best investors. Since pioneering Talent Investing in 2015, we’ve learned to recognize individuals with extraordinary futures before anyone else, embedding them in a community of ambitious peers and giving them the tools they need to succeed, fast. We back them before they have a company, a team, even before they have an idea, based purely on talent. EF’s portfolio is now collectively valued at over $16B, and includes companies such as Aztec, Cleo, Magdrive, Neptune, Omnea, Opply, PolyAI, Tractable, and many more. EF is backed by some of the worlds leading founders and investors, including Founders Fund, Greylock, John Collison (founder – Stripe), Patrick Collison (founder – Stripe), Reid Hoffman (founder – LinkedIn), Eric Schmidt (former CEO - Google), Demis Hassabis (founder – Google DeepMind ), Taavet Hinrikus (founder – Wise), Matt Mullenweg (founder – WordPress), Charlie Songhurst (Board member – Meta), Christa Davies (Board member – Stripe), Lachy Groom (founder – Physical Intelligence), Aidan Gomez (founder – Cohere), Mati Staniszewski (founder – ElevenLabs), Danny Rimer (Partner - Index Ventures), Matt Cohler (former General Partner - Benchmark). We exist to make great companies happen that otherwise wouldn’t. For more information about Entrepreneurs First, visit www.joinef.com Were hiring! Join our global team and experience firsthand the workings of a globally unique talent investor working with cutting edge entrepreneurs on world changing technologies: https://www.joinef.com/about/careers