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Black and Brown tech founders often do not have the luxury of a "friends and family" round prior to VC or accelerator funding. Rising Stars is…
Black and Brown tech founders often do not have the luxury of a "friends and family" round prior to VC or accelerator funding. Rising Stars is…
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On the year’s first palindrome day, 4/2/24, listen to the world’s first symmetrical audio documentary! Made by me and Sarita Bhatt (She/Her) Today in…
On the year’s first palindrome day, 4/2/24, listen to the world’s first symmetrical audio documentary! Made by me and Sarita Bhatt (She/Her) Today in…
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Melissa LaCasse, the CEO and co-founder of Tanbark Molded Fiber Products and recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year, secured $3.2 million in pre-seed…
Melissa LaCasse, the CEO and co-founder of Tanbark Molded Fiber Products and recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year, secured $3.2 million in pre-seed…
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Experience & Education
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Urgent Optimists
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Licenses & Certifications
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Inventor on 2 US patents baby! Super absorbency/retentiveness of banana fibers
USPTO
IssuedCredential ID U.S. Patent No. 8,936,697 and 9,365,972
Publications
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D.I.Y. Foreign Aid Revolution
New York Times Magazine
When Pulitzer Prize winner Nick Kristof calls to ask you how you took a banana tree and turned it into a maxi-pad, you pick up the phone. This is his feature on it.
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The Next Big Idea May Lurk Far From Sand Hill Road
WIRED
See publicationTrue innovation now comes from places and people that are typically overlooked by Silicon Valley—for example, from capital-constrained places—and maybe it always has.
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This is not a typo: Only 3% of Americans are legally allowed to invest in start-ups
Quartz
See publicationMy OpEd: Shouldn't we invest in the best ideas--regardless of where they come from? Here's how we can do that!
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When a Period Ends More Than a Sentence
Front Page of Huffington Post
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Why Sustainability Should be More Than a Meaningless Buzzword
Reuters
See publicationMy OpEd that won't make Unilever happy!
Honors & Awards
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Smithsonian placement
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SHE's menstrual pad was placed in the Smithsonian's exhibit, "Design with the 90%: Improving Lives Around the World," demonstrating how smart design can be a dynamic force for social change.
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Echoing Green Fellowship
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1 of 20 fellows chosen out of thousands for her/his big bold social change idea. 1st investor in SHE and me!
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Harvard Business School Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship
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Won inaugural HBS Fellowship--a nice refund!
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Many many more--Social Venture Fund Innovation Award, Hygenix Innovation Prize, etc
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Spanish
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German
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English
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Coral Care Raises $1.3 Million Pre-seed Round - https://lnkd.in/gP2ATr9c Follow #citybiz on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/eBgXKiz8 Coral Care, Reach…
Coral Care Raises $1.3 Million Pre-seed Round - https://lnkd.in/gP2ATr9c Follow #citybiz on LinkedIn - https://lnkd.in/eBgXKiz8 Coral Care, Reach…
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Davos 2024! Looking forward to sharing the work of Grameen Foundation, Grameen Foundation India with leaders from around the world. Gopi Kallayil our…
Davos 2024! Looking forward to sharing the work of Grameen Foundation, Grameen Foundation India with leaders from around the world. Gopi Kallayil our…
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Very excited to be launching our study on global #climatetech trends, and looking forward to discussing the findings with my colleagues Abrar…
Very excited to be launching our study on global #climatetech trends, and looking forward to discussing the findings with my colleagues Abrar…
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Neuemoon Health just joined the National Science Foundation (NSF) backed Regional I-Corps. As part of the program, we are doing research on women…
Neuemoon Health just joined the National Science Foundation (NSF) backed Regional I-Corps. As part of the program, we are doing research on women…
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Thank you Diversity Innovation Hub for creating a platform for entrepreneurs working to build healthcare solutions that help underrepresented…
Thank you Diversity Innovation Hub for creating a platform for entrepreneurs working to build healthcare solutions that help underrepresented…
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Calling on all folks working on climate venture studios! Very excited to publish this with my good friend/colleague Suma Reddy, as part of the…
Calling on all folks working on climate venture studios! Very excited to publish this with my good friend/colleague Suma Reddy, as part of the…
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A great discussion at the Canada-in-Asia Conference in Singapore about climate change, energy security and environmental protection. Thanks to Bill…
A great discussion at the Canada-in-Asia Conference in Singapore about climate change, energy security and environmental protection. Thanks to Bill…
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It was a pleasure to take time out from the day-to-day to think about some very complex, systemic challenges that affect the renewable energy sector…
It was a pleasure to take time out from the day-to-day to think about some very complex, systemic challenges that affect the renewable energy sector…
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Join us and Jamia Wilson, Executive Editor of Penguin Random House, with veteran book #editor and literary agent Laura Mazer in conversation on the…
Join us and Jamia Wilson, Executive Editor of Penguin Random House, with veteran book #editor and literary agent Laura Mazer in conversation on the…
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What an honor it's been to work with an amazingly creative and smart team of punk-nerds (like Sarah Sandbach and Ana Gonzalez and Natalia Ramirez) to…
What an honor it's been to work with an amazingly creative and smart team of punk-nerds (like Sarah Sandbach and Ana Gonzalez and Natalia Ramirez) to…
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