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Sep 2024
We are biologists, engineers, and data scientists who are passionate about transforming agriculture for a more productive, resilient future.
Investor
Jan 2024
GALY is growing the future.
We are an army of dreamers that believe scientists are artists of a new era. We are envisioning a world where we can still produce sought-after materials without the physical turmoil we place on disadvantaged people and the planet. That is why we are revolutionizing the way we produce goods today and therefore sparking a much more sustainable form of doing agriculture.
However, nobody takes innovation seriously until you scale it. We are on it! By developing intelligent scale-up strategies with cotton cells, as the in-vitro cotton production market has never been done on an industrial scale, we are capable of doing something truly new.
With this mind, we gather a team of highly diverse subjects, ranging from genetic engineering, plant cell culture, bioreactor development, mathematics, statistics, designers, high-performance automation, stylists, illustrators, creative business development, marketing and branding strategies. A group with a strong sense of purpose on a mission to find ways to save our planet.
We are scientists. We are artists. We are creative.
And we are inviting brands to follow our lead, in order to ensure our planet’s survival.
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Mar 2023
Combining photosynthesis with practical engineering, Graphyte’s Carbon Casting technology provides an immediate pathway for billions of tons of low-cost, permanent carbon removal. With levelized production costs at under $100/ton with minimal energy requirements, we can remove CO2 for 1,000+ years.
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Mar 2023
Rize is an Agri-Tech startup formed through a joint venture between Temasek, Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero to decarbonize rice cultivation in Asia. It is building a platform to identify and implement the most effective strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice cultivation, and the right economic incentives across the value chain to drive the adoption of sustainable cultivation techniques. Rize’s initial target markets are Indonesia and Vietnam, to be followed by India with plans to expand more broadly within the region.
Rize seeks to collaborate with and build on the good work already carried out by organizations, corporates, startups, and academic institutions in the region.
Investor
Dec 2022
A solution to livestock methane emissions.
Rumin8 is commercializing a novel climate-friendly dietary supplement that radically reduces methane emissions in livestock and unlocks carbon credits for farmers.
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Jan 2022
Mitigating the worst impacts of climate change by developing the world’s most cost-effective DAC technology to permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
Our technology rapidly accelerates the natural processes that enable limestone to absorb carbon dioxide from the air from a timespan of years to days.
In 2023, Heirloom established the first and only Direct Air Capture facility in North America that permanently captures CO2. Our customers are the world’s biggest buyers of carbon removal including Microsoft, JP Morgan, McKinsey, Stripe, Shopify and more.
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Nov 2021
Prolific Machines is ushering in a new era of biotechnology with light. We harness light to produce everyday essentials more efficiently, from food and lifesaving drugs to novel biosolutions. Our first-of-its-kind photomolecular biology platform delivers unprecedented control, precisely guiding cellular behavior when and where it matters most. Unlike existing tools used to control biology, our technology unlocks dynamic control over virtually any cellular function in any cell type. We are enabling partners to unlock robust efficiency, quality, reproducibility, and sustainability advantages across pharmaceuticals, nutritional and therapeutic proteins, cellular agriculture, and more. To learn more, visit prolific-machines.com. Contact partners@prolific-machines.com to co-develop the future of biology.
Investor
Jul 2021
We exist to accelerate widespread sustainable agriculture – because everybody eats when every farm grows.
Investor
Feb 2021
Neutral dairy milk is the only 100% carbon neutral milk in the U.S. This means every carton of Neutral milk you buy has a carbon footprint of zero! Each carton contributes money to funding carbon-reducing projects on our partner farms. Our whole and 2 % milk is an easy and consistent way to make a better choice for the planet and to support farmers in making critical changes to reduce the impact of agriculture. Were optimistic about our future and pour all our love into every carton of Neutrals delicious milk.
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Jul 2020
Mill makes it easy to prevent food waste at home with an innovative new kitchen experience and pathways that keep food out of landfills.
Investor
Apr 2020
Pachama has now been acquired by Carbon Direct. Please follow Carbon Direct for more on how Pachama’s proprietary technology, data sets, and industry relationships, will be integrated into Carbon Direct.
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Feb 2020
C16 Biosciences uses innovative processes found in nature to brew sustainable alternatives to palm oil.
Palm oil is everywhere: it’s in our food, clothes, shampoo, and even the fuel that powers our cars. But this $61 billion industry has drastic environmental and societal costs: rainforests from Costa Rica to Indonesia are destroyed to make way for oil palm tree plantations, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and destroying habitats for people and endangered wildlife along the way.
But palm oil doesn't have to be a problem. There remains an urgent need for consumers and companies alike to switch to environmentally conscious, sustainable palm oil products.
C16 was founded with the objective of creating a sustainable, environmentally friendly alternative to conflict palm oil. By offering producers, refiners, traders and consumers of palm oil an opportunity to invest part of their production into bio-based oils and sustainability efforts, our aim is to reduce the environmental footprint of palm oil production and protect precious natural land, wildlife, and resources in the process.
We've developed technology to brew a sustainable alternative to palm oil from microbes.
Fermentation is a well-proven commercial process that has been used for centuries to convert raw materials into consumable commercial products consumed by billions of people every day. We believe that brewing palm oil like beer is the best and most likely path to developing a truly sustainable palm oil alternative.
Our palm oil is sustainable -- it doesn't involve deforestation, endangering precious animal species, or forcing inhumane labor practices. The result is a world where consumers can enjoy the products they love without worrying about the dangerous practices involved in making them.
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Sep 2019
Nobell Foods is creating cheese and other dairy products from plant-derived dairy proteins for the 99% of people who are unwilling to compromise on taste and price.
Worldwide dairy production accounts for 40% of global livestock emissions. In the US, the dairy industry is responsible for 2% of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. And a growing chunk of that dairy consumption is coming from cheese.
Our team is made up of passionate scientists, explorers, and storytellers on a mission to radically change the way we make food, so it’s better for you, the animals and the planet. We are backed by Bill Gates’ climate fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Robert Downey Jr.s footprint coalition.
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Sep 2018
Pivot Bio is one of the worlds leading innovative agtech companies, delivering farmers patented crop nutrition technologies.
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Mar 2018
Nature’s Fynd is a Chicago-based food company creating versatile alternative proteins to nourish the world’s growing population while nurturing the planet. Born out of research conducted for NASA on microbes in Yellowstone National Park, the company’s breakthrough technology produces Fy™. Fy is a new-to-the-world, nutritional fungi protein that only uses a fraction of the resources required by traditional agriculture. We use Fy to make delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat and dairy alternatives.
Experience · 17 entries
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Investments (15)
2024
Investor
Sep 2024
We are biologists, engineers, and data scientists who are passionate about transforming agriculture for a more productive, resilient future.
Investor
Jan 2024
GALY is growing the future.
We are an army of dreamers that believe scientists are artists of a new era. We are envisioning a world where we can still produce sought-after materials without the physical turmoil we place on disadvantaged people and the planet. That is why we are revolutionizing the way we produce goods today and therefore sparking a much more sustainable form of doing agriculture.
However, nobody takes innovation seriously until you scale it. We are on it! By developing intelligent scale-up strategies with cotton cells, as the in-vitro cotton production market has never been done on an industrial scale, we are capable of doing something truly new.
With this mind, we gather a team of highly diverse subjects, ranging from genetic engineering, plant cell culture, bioreactor development, mathematics, statistics, designers, high-performance automation, stylists, illustrators, creative business development, marketing and branding strategies. A group with a strong sense of purpose on a mission to find ways to save our planet.
We are scientists. We are artists. We are creative.
And we are inviting brands to follow our lead, in order to ensure our planet’s survival.
2023
Investor
Mar 2023
Combining photosynthesis with practical engineering, Graphyte’s Carbon Casting technology provides an immediate pathway for billions of tons of low-cost, permanent carbon removal. With levelized production costs at under $100/ton with minimal energy requirements, we can remove CO2 for 1,000+ years.
Investor
Mar 2023
Rize is an Agri-Tech startup formed through a joint venture between Temasek, Wavemaker Impact, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero to decarbonize rice cultivation in Asia. It is building a platform to identify and implement the most effective strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice cultivation, and the right economic incentives across the value chain to drive the adoption of sustainable cultivation techniques. Rize’s initial target markets are Indonesia and Vietnam, to be followed by India with plans to expand more broadly within the region.
Rize seeks to collaborate with and build on the good work already carried out by organizations, corporates, startups, and academic institutions in the region.
2022
Investor
Dec 2022
A solution to livestock methane emissions.
Rumin8 is commercializing a novel climate-friendly dietary supplement that radically reduces methane emissions in livestock and unlocks carbon credits for farmers.
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