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  • Andela named to Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500™

    October 1, 2019 | Deloitte.

    Andela has been named to Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500 list! Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500 recognizes the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and energy technology companies in North America. The Technology Fast 500…

  • Macro Micro Michael Marco & Startups at the Edge

    October 1, 2019 |

    Lively and live debate on #energyaccess on #M4Edge at @WorldBank with @ZOLAElectric CEO Bill Lenihan and World Bank Global Leads Dana Rysankova and Jon Exel. Tune in, especially if you are ready for @greentechmedia ‘s…

  • Where to Invest $1 Million Right Now

    September 23, 2019 | Bloomberg |

    Investing in funds that focus on green solutions or companies already delivering solutions can de-risk your portfolio, build a corporate sector that addresses the climate crisis, and allow your assets to grow in harmony with…

  • Investors discuss fighting global warming

    September 23, 2019 | NHK World-Japan

    Investors from across the US have gathered in New York to discuss investing in sustainable development, as advocated by the United Nations. The agenda includes measures to fight global warming. About 200 people attended the…

  • “5 things I wish someone told me before I became a CEO” with Kristin Groos Richmond and Kirsten Saenz Tobey of Revolution Foods

    September 23, 2019 | Authority Magazine on Medium |

    None of us are able to achieve success without some help along the way. Is there a particular person who you are grateful towards who helped get you to where you are? Can you share…

  • Food As Medicine: Perspectives On Tackling Childhood Obesity.

    September 20, 2019 | Forbes |

    Good food is vital to overall well being. As such, innovating food for sole purpose of driving positive change in our communities is equally important. Childhood obesity has been described as “ one of the…

  • Electrify Coffee? Nancy Pfund and the Rive Brothers See Returns in Roasting

    September 19, 2019 | Green Tech Media |

    If they can decaffeinate coffee, why not decarbonize it, too? Berkeley-based Bellwether Coffee proposed to do just that by building a fully electric micro-roaster. The product replaces conventional gas-burning machines to turn raw beans into…

  • What is Andela, the Africa tech talent accelerator?

    September 7, 2019 | TechCrunch |

    As someone who covers Africa’s tech scene, I’m frequently asked about Andela. That’s not surprising, given the venture gets more global press (arguably) than any startup in Africa. I’ve found many Silicon Valley investors have heard of Andela  but aren’t…

  • New Genetics. Better Prices. Direct to Farm. F2F Genetics Network™ Seed.

    September 4, 2019 | Farmers Business Network

    There are a lot of options when it comes to buying seed for your farm. How do you know if you’re getting the best value and the highest return for your seed investment? What if…

  • Natural Coating That Keeps Produce Fresh Longer Is Going Global

    August 30, 2019 | Forbes |

    While preventing fruit and vegetables from over-ripening too fast, Apeel Sciences itself is maturing rapidly. Following their successful roll-out of avocados with longer shelf-life in U.S. stores, the company has well and truly left the starting block…

  • Mission Aligned: Framework for Investing

    August 28, 2019 | WKKF.org |

    A new impact report, courtesy of KKS Advisors on behalf of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, highlights the impact of Revolution Foods Mission. Revolution Foods started in 2006 with a mission to build lifelong healthy eaters…

  • Revolution Foods is using food as a core building block to improve education

    August 28, 2019

    Revolution Foods CEO, Kristin Groos Richmond, was interviewed for their new series called The Future of Doing, which focuses on businesses and innovations changing the world. The correlation between a student’s health and their performance in the classroom goes hand…