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January 6, 2020
In 2013, Ricardo Lopez founded Bellwether Coffee with a lofty goal: transform the way coffee is roasted, distributed, and sold. His pitch convinced investors to fork over $10 million in August 2018 for a […]
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A California start-up wants to “redesign the entire end-of-life experience.” The answer to “eternity management”? Forests. SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Death comes for all of us, but Silicon Valley has, […]
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September 19, 2020
In 2015, the United States and representatives from nearly 200 countries reached a landmark agreement to combat climate change and transition towards a low carbon economy at COP 21 in Paris. In […]
While overall startup funding is down this quarter because of the economic disruption brought on by COVID-19, entrepreneurs focused on solving climate-related problems have been bucking the trend.
GreenBiz
May 26, 2020
This morning brings one of the biggest deals yet this year: an infusion of $250 million in new financing for food waste crusader Apeel Sciences. What’s more, the funding pushes the […]
Secretary will meet with growers and address 4,000 attendees in Omaha
BusinessWire
By Farmers Business Network Inc
November 25, 2019
November 25, 2019 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Farmers Business NetworkSM(FBN), the independent farmer-to-farmer network, today announced that Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, will address the company’s […]
