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Relive the HackSummit in 90 seconds 🎬 Back home and wish you were still at Newlab? Or couldn't join us this time and wondering what went on? Here's the next best thing 👇   In just 90 seconds we showcase a snapshot of the networking, deal-making and learning that happened over the 2 days together in New York. Spot yourself and old and new friends including Kevin Webb Superorganism Etosha (Eee-tah-sha) Cave Twelve Alisha Fredriksson Seabound Augustus Doricko Abby Stern Holocene Dan Altschuler Unovis Asset Management Terraton Greg D'Alesandre Nat Robinson John Morrow Plantaer Emet Zeitz Net Zero Insights Aris Maroonian Neology Hydrogen Syre Dennis Nobelius Arthur Blaser Aerospec Michal Beressi Golomb Daniel Skavén Ruben Luba Safran Shayna Harris Laura Shulman Edward Shenderovich Synonym Shannon Hall Ofek Ron Joséphine Erni Stockeld Dreamery Mellody® Plantega Kobi Regev VTC Films 

😋 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭-𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲, 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 🎄 At this festive time of the year, I'd like to shine the spotlight on a few really deliciously-nutritious, 🌱 plant-based & planet-friendly foods I savored during HackSummit in New York for your inspirations ✨ when making dishes that delights your loved ones, friends & guests, while learning about these FoodTech innovations 😉 Check them out 👇 𝐎𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐧 (https://oshi.com)  🐟 This whole-cut plant-based salmon fillets is super tasty - great flavor and texture! Oshi combines legume proteins and algae extract to make this high-protein, rich in omega-3 fatty acid fillet, while free from mercury, microplastics, & the cost of overfishing. 🇮🇱 Oshi - This Israeli start-up relocated their production to California, focusing on go-to-market in US, optimizing build process to scale the production of Oshi fillets at lower price, with plans to expand market presence in the EU too. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐞 (www.stockeld.com)  🥯 Creamy, delicious, cultured cream cheese, as a non-vegan cheese-lover and avid foodie, I honestly could not tell it’s plant-based. Made from chickpeas and lentils, it’s protein-packed with touch up of live probiotics. 🇸🇪 Stockeld Dreamery This Swedish startup is reinventing foods, starting with cheese. Using the traditional dairy cheesemaking process i.e. fermentation, it’s bringing to the world the most ambitious cheese. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐞 🧀 These New Yorker style plant-based mozzarella cheese pizzas are legit - it melts in the mouth. Created out of proprietary blend of bean and potato proteins, Pleese® is crafted using traditional methods and made in an allergen free environment without gluten. 🇺🇸 Pleese Cheese developed by New Yorkers, they are designing the plant-based cheese alternatives specifically for pizzas 🍕serving all over the US! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  2050 𝐞𝐜𝐨.𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 (www.2050eco.world) 🍴 Check out these TwentyFifty® regenerative compostable utensils made out food-grade rice, soy, corn, and tapioca. 🇨🇳 Developed out of China, these organic nutrients that once disposed into a composting medium such as soil, these utensils contribute positive organic fertilizer value back to the earth, supporting a regenerative agricultural cycle. ♻️ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Have a great festive time of the year! 🎄 P.S. If you're interested in learning more FoodTech news & insights, I'd recommend checking out FoodHack by the HackGroup!

That’s a wrap on HackSummit New York! With a curated group of 300 participants joining HackSummit at Newlab Brooklyn, the multiformat event facilitated connections across sectors, stages, and seniority levels. HackSummit kicked off with opening remarks by Carl Wolf, Chief Commercial and Operating Officer at Newlab. It was a privilege to hear from an incredible group of speakers and panelists, including: ⚫ Alex Prather, Director of Ventures, Newlab ⚫ Clay Dumas, General Partner, Lowercarbon Capital ⚫ Shayna Harris, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Supply Change Capital ⚫ Marissa Beatty, Founder and CEO, Turnover Labs ⚫ Ellen Pizzuto, Vice President, J.P. Morgan And many others who are at the forefront of climate innovation.

I'm back in the groove! 🔋 I’ve always wanted to attend a HackSummit since becoming a ClimateHack ambassador in Istanbul. Although I couldn’t make it to Lausanne, I was thrilled when the summit came to New York, giving me the opportunity to meet inspiring individuals I’ve worked with or followed closely, and to taste products I’ve been curious about for a while! The most memorable part of the summit for me was meeting Coline Jeannet, Laura Hodgkiss, Fascal Hukker, Emilie Dellecker, and Arman Anatürk in person after a year of online meetings! Before unpacking the details, a huge thank you to the entire team for making it all possible. 💫 Directly tied to my research, here are some highlights of the summit: 🪨 Cody Finke, Ph.D., founder of Brimstone — which produces Portland cement—one of the most common types of cement—using calcium silicate rock instead of limestone. With the growing demand driven by the rise of data centers and growing infrastructure, it’s surprising that this critical issue isn’t higher on our collective agenda. ⚓ Alisha Fredriksson, founder of Seabound— that develops carbon capture equipment for large cargo ships, installing near the funnel to capture up to 95% of CO2 emissions from the exhaust directly. ⚗️ Etosha (Eee-tah-sha) Cave, founder of Twelve— a carbon transformation company that uses electrochemistry to convert CO2 into chemicals, materials, and fuels, with their novel catalyst which electrifies CO2 and water to produce oxygen, syngas (CO + H2), and water as outputs. ↳ During the same panel, we have heard from Cyrus Wadia, CEO of Activate, which plays an important role in bridging the gap between research and commercialization. 💲 Alfred Johnson, founder of Crux— a capital markets platform revolutionizing clean energy and manufacturing project financing in the U.S. by enabling the transfer of tax credits, which has gained significant importance for clean energy and manufacturing in the U.S., due to the increased volume of credits available and the expanded range of technologies eligible for tax credits following the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). I also had a great conversation with John Morrow, learning about 3M's efforts to innovate sorbents to help advance decarbonization and direct air capture, a great example of how industry leaders can play a role in this journey. On the tasty side of things, I was thrilled to try BettaFish, Oshi, Stockeld Dreamery, Atomo Coffee, and Plantega. They’re all incredibly delicious! To end on a high note, meeting Terrance Knox from Climeworks was the highlight of the event for me! Looking forward to hearing more about their U.S. expansion, and the upcoming projects in the #GreatRiftValley in #Kenya! A special shoutout to my partner in crime since I moved to the U.S.: Mwiti Mugambi #HackSummitNYC

Am I the only one who gets back from a conference and is like a week late to follow up + recap?  To recap my main take away from - 𝗠𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀: 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. Even if you don’t see a specific end goal to meeting someone, you never know when your paths will cross. Or how you’ll be able to help them. Or what you’ll learn. Or what new friends you will make.  If you’re living the conference life - take the meeting.  You’ll sleep on the plane. Magi Richani Brian Steinberg Dafna Gabbay Arik Ryvkin, PhD Laura Hodgkiss HackSummit

12 key takeaways from the HackSummit The potential of Deep Tech in sustainability is undeniable. That’s why this December 12-13th, we brought together the global community in New York. Climate Deep Tech founders, investors, and industry leaders working to solve some of the world’s most pressing climate challenges met at Newlab to share their experiences, unlock new collaborations and learn from one another. Let's dive into 12 key takeaways and cover insights from: Ofek Ron of Oshi Dennis Nobelius of Syre Yonatan Golan of Brevel Nicolas Weber of Voltiris Nil Zacharias of Plantega Cody Finke, of Brimstone Magi Richani of Alpine Bio Alisha Fredriksson of Seabound Marissa Beatty of Turnover Labs Edward Shenderovich of Synonym Beth Shapiro of Colossal Biosciences Steve Molino of Clear Current Capital Helena Wasserman of Investors for Climate Dan Altschuler of Unovis Asset Management Emet, Sofia and Federico of Net Zero Insights Rochelle March of People Places Words Actions Joséphine Erni of Swissnex in Boston and New York Michael, Stefano, Jason and Christopher of Palmetto Read the full recap: https://lnkd.in/dK4aAsMk

Still feeling energized from last week, when I helped to run HackGroup’s first-ever US HackSummit: Climate x Deep Tech! Huge thanks to Emilie Dellecker, Fascal Hukker, Coline Jeannet, Laura Hodgkiss and team for such an inspiring experience ⚡️ This year, HackSummit expanded in 2 key ways: 🇨🇭→ 🇺🇸: Past HackSummits have all been in Lausanne, Switzerland, but major interest from US companies inspired their decision to expand to NYC this year! 🍔 → 🔋: HackGroup has its roots in food innovation (see FoodHack), but this HackSummit showcased a broad range of climate tech across food/ag, energy, carbon removal, and more. Being an energy nerd, I was especially excited to check out startups and panel discussions on clean energy tech, which featured prominently on Day 2: 💡 I loved the talks by Christopher Kemper, Jason Hamilton, and Michael Bratsafolis (Palmetto) on navigating energy tech strategy in a shifting landscape, and Lauren Salz (Sealed) on capturing market share in building energy efficiency. Super cool to dive into both companies’ tech and data capabilities! (Plus see them in action — Michael and Stefano Polloni demoed their latest beta product that estimates home energy usage and electrification savings: https://lnkd.in/eAFeqVKg) 🤝 Palmetto and Sealed both emphasized meeting the customer where they are — a critical factor in their success. For Sealed, it involved literally meeting contractors in person at their offices. Lauren shared how her team built trusting relationships and formed a unique understanding of their contractors’ cost challenges. This enabled them to turn the contractors from rebate skeptics into enthusiasts and capture 75% of the market in certain geographies! In my conversations with technologists, I’ve been struck by a surprising common thread: non-technical factors (e.g., customer experience, stakeholder engagement) often turn out to be the game-changer. Other big highlights of the HackSummit NYC experience: 🐟 Mind-blowing vegan food! I’ve hesitated on going vegan because I love cheese and fish… but the vegan cream cheese from Stockeld Dreamery and the vegan salmon (!!) from Oshi were shockingly delicious. 10/10 would eat again. I’m also super into coffee (and worried about its future in a changing climate), but if the hybrid coffee from Atomo Coffee is that future, I can rest easy. Those were some of the best lattes I’ve had this year. 🌱 Super cool startup fair! Big thanks to Terrance Knox at Climeworks, Mark Fridlyand at Synonym, Nat Robinson and Greg D'Alesandre at Terraton, Tiegeng (Tim) Ren at REON Technology, Gabe Tavas at Symmetry Wood, and others for chatting about product and growth with me!

The State of Climate Tech 2024 Discover the key trends, challenges, and opportunities in this rapidly evolving ecosystem from 2024 and the outlook for the years ahead. Here are a few highlights: 📈 $1B+ debt giga rounds in Europe reversed 2023's downward funding trend 🌎 Global equity funding declined, yet US and Europe demonstrated resilience 📊 60% of corporations anticipate increased M&A activity in the coming years We had the pleasure of hearing the learnings first hand from Sofia Dinis Esteves of Net Zero Insights at the HackSummit last week. And we were then joined by Emet Zeitz, Ellen Pizzuto, Raluca Florea and Murat Aktihanoglu to hear their predictions and opinions for the year ahead. Head this way to download the report: https://lnkd.in/eRFjQtPj You'll find comprehensive insights into the forces shaping the future of climate tech, providing investors, corporations, and key financial decision-makers with the critical insights needed to capitalize on emerging opportunities and drive the adoption of impactful solutions.

We had an incredible time in New York at HackSummit, where rrreefs was honored to be among 20 leading climate-tech startups from Switzerland, the US, and beyond, showcasing critical climate solutions. Our co-founder, Josephine Graf, delivered an inspiring pitch to 60 guests at an event hosted by HackGroup and Swissnex in Boston and New York at the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD). Special shout-out to our fellow innovators: Neology Hydrogen, Planetary, Voltiris, Plantaer, and many more. Together, we're shaping the future of climate action 🫶 A big thank you to Newlab, Swissnex, swisstech, and everyone who made this event unforgettable. 🌍 Let’s keep pushing boundaries in the #BlueEconomy, #DeepTech, and #SwissInnovation to create a sustainable future for our oceans and beyond. #Ocean #rrreefs #CoralReefs #ClimateSolutions