impinv… XR Global – Revolutionizing Global Workplace Training & Development with VR Solutions 19 Apr 202311 Oct 2024 I interviewed Natalie Miller, co-founder and COO of XR Global (*), a company that builds virtual, augmented, and mixed-reality solutions that revolutionize learning and development in emerging markets. What prompted…
Climate Change… FoodTech investment thesis 29 Mar 20235 May 2023 After my previous investment in Procens, a black soldier-fly (BSF) startup located in Argentina, I have recently invested in my second FoodTech company, Softseaweed, a startup offering software and IoT…
Climate Change… Buildings and Climate Change 1 Mar 20238 Jun 2023 According to the United Nations Environment Program, buildings and construction account for 36 percent of global energy consumption and 39 percent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions annually. Globally, building operations…
impinv… Kibus: robot cooking for pets 27 Jul 202218 Aug 2023 Kibus Petcare (*) is an automated pet food feeder that supplies healthy food. An automatic, convenient device that cooks healthy, natural, and minimally processed dog food. What prompted you to…
Socents… T40: disrupting passenger transportation in Africa 7 Jun 202211 Jul 2022 Folarin Olulana is the founder and CEO of T40(*), a company disrupting the intercity transportation and logistics industry across Africa - increasing revenues for transportation and logistics service providers and…
Basics… How to Improve your chances of raising a seed round 24 May 202226 Apr 2022 This is a co-authored post with Jorge Goncalves, who is also a lawyer and the co-founder, and CEO of 4YouSee Arenas. We offer some perspectives and tips on how entrepreneurs…
Climate Change… Freshbox: Avoiding food waste at the farm 10 May 202210 May 2022 John Mbindyo is the CEO and co-founder of Freshbox, a Kenyan startup focusing on avoiding food waste in East Africa by offering affordable cooling solutions (*). What prompted you to…
Basics… Building unicorns 12 Apr 202222 Mar 2022 For early stages investments, this is more art than science, nevertheless, there are some common traits that can be easily identified for founders of startups that can go from Zero…