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Spring 2009 Venture Fair
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Sustainable Consumer Products
Tomales Bay Foods/Cowgirl Creamery
Distributor of artisian organic cheesesIneeka, Inc.
100% organic and biodynamic whole leaf teas and herbsNew Leaf Paper
High-quality, environmentally-friendly paper productsPeaceKeeper Cause-Metics
Eco-green cosmetics funding urgent human rights issuesRustic Crust
All-natural and organic pizza productsCommunity & International Development
Goal Spring
Weightwatchers for debtMovilix Financial Services
Movilix makes money mobile for Hispanic familiesHealth & Wellness
Mycelium Holdings, LLC
Detection and correction of indoor mold growthAlternative Media & Education
Speak Shop
Offers language lessons via webcam with in-country tutorsPublic News Service
Progressive bilingual commercial broadcast news serviceWorldwise Education
Creates discretionary funding for schoolsEnergy & Environmental Solutions
Banyan Energy
Solar modules that are more scalable at a lower costCerealus Holdings, LLC
Sustainable alternative to PFOAs in food packagingNatural Systems Utilities, LLC
National cleantech design and water utility servicesTerraFusion
Green soil stabilizer that cuts road building costs by 40%Federspiel Corporation
Software to make datacenters and large buildings energy efficientFall 2008 Venture Fair
Organics & Natural Products
Charles Chocolates
Small batch artisanal chocolatesCherrybrook Kitchen
All-natural allergen-free consumablesVermont Organic Fiber Company
O~Wool brand organic yarns, fabrics, finished goodsVermont Mystic Pie Company
Frozen desserts made with ecogrown small farm fruitCommunity & International Development
Mavericks Surf Ventures
Produces Mavericks Surf Contest and licenses the brandNets to Ladders
Platform to improve delivery of government benefitsSocial Imprints
Sweatshop-free custom printed promotional productsHealth & Wellness
PharmaSecure
Allows consumers to verify medicine using cell phonesWave 80 Biosciences
Molecular diagnostics for human health and diseaseMedia & Education
ELDR Media
Media company that celebrates the wisdom of agingSmall Act Network
Web services leveraging small acts for charityTutorial Channel
Affordable live online tutoring & skill assessment
Energy & Environmental Solutions
Earthcycle Packaging, Ltd.
Renewable biomass alternative to plastic packagingEcovative Design LLC
Biomaterial poised to replace petrol-based foamsFuzzi Bunz Diapers
Innovative reusable diaper productRenewable Choice Energy
Supplier of renewable energy and carbon offsets
Spring 2008 Venture Fair
Food and Organics
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Del Forte Denim
Certified organic cotton apparel for women |
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Erbaviva Personal care company with organic and sustainable focus |
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Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd A vertically integrated hemp seed food processor |
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Kona Blue Water Farms Sustainable ocean farm with new fish, Kona Kampachi |
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Organic Bistro Whole Life Meals Premium frozen meals created with optimal nutrition |
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Square One Organic Spirits, LLC Develop/market organic spirits with green approach |
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Greyston Bakery Brownie producer for retail sale that acts as a leading model for social enterprise |
Health and Wellness
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Digital Healthcare Automate and centralize healthcare coverage data |
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Indian Meadow Herbals LLC Manufacturer of organic herbal health products |
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Origin BioMed, Inc. A botanical-based over-the-counter drug company |
General
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GreenMango Online platform for poor entrepreneurs in India |
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DhanaX Web platform to connect small borrowers and lender |
Energy and Environment
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Biomass Energy & Carbon, Inc. Biomass gasification makes carbon negative energy |
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Low Impact Living, Inc. Online guide for green home products & services |
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Rivertop Renewables Refining grain into biodegradable chemicals |
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Potenco Makes clean power universally accessible and affordable |
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SpringStar Pesticide-free products based on biomimicry |
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UsedCardboardBoxex.com Earth-friendly, low-cost, used cardboard boxes |
Education and Media
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InterSchola Marketplace for sale of education/public agency surplus |
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OjoVoz Replicable citizen-journalism models |
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School Ventures Education-related money transfer service |
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Realization Pictures Creators of socially responsible film and TV |
2007 Fall Venture Fair
Food and Organics
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Wild Waters Produces and markets an innovative line of 100% natural, vitamin waters developed specifically for kids’ lifestyle and nutrition needs |
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New Day Farms Commercial producer of flavorful & highly nutritive certified organic heirloom fruits & vegetables |
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Natural Pasta Company Developer of All-Natural, Frozen, Pasta-based meals |
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Nau, Inc. A retail-direct, technical outdoor sports apparel and lifestyle clothing company with a focus on corporate social responsibility |
Health and Wellness
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Freedom Sciences A robotics company whose products enhance the quality of life of individuals with limited mobility |
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Navitas Cancer Rehabilitation Centers A clinical approach to cancer rehabilitation, integrating multiple therapies and applicable across all cancer types |
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Somark Innovations Developer of bio-ink tattoos for animal identification that ensure a safer food supply |
General
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Patient Capital Collaborative
A private equity/venture fund
that makes investments in companies that have applied for financing
through the Investors’ Circle application process |
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Zazz, Inc. The first chain of full-service beauty salons/spas exclusively for teen girls, with emphasis on building self-esteem |
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Lumni, Inc. A human capital financing fund serving college students in Mexico, Columbia, Chile and the United States |
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New Markets Growth Fund A second generation venture capital fund focused on urban development and long term capital appreciation in the U.S. eastern seaboard |
Energy and Environment
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Hydrocore A municipal and industrial waste solution that converts garbage into cleaner fuel |
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GreenRay Developer of an integrated solar module that reduces the cost of installation on residential rooftops |
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Cooler An affinity and loyalty marketing program that generates capital for carbon offsets and energy efficiency projects |
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Ocean Renewable Power Co, LLC Developer of proprietary modular ocean current generation (“OCGen™”) technology Axion International Converts waste plastic into structural products and fire retardents to market to the railroad industry and government |
Education and Media
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Quantum Shift Media, Inc. A web video network focused on solutions, from global warming to human rights, education to economics, medicine, technology, design, and more |
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Green Living Media, LLC Multi-media company that creates eco-positive lifestyle content for the rapidly growing green consumer market |
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Course Crafters, Inc. An education solutions company focused on helping schools ensure the academic achievement of English language learners |
2007 Spring Venture Fair
Food and Organics
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Earth Mama Angel Baby Manufactures all-natural organic herbal salves, lotions, massage oils,herbal teas, aromatherapy sprays, baby shampoo and related products in organic formulas that support the process of pregnancy, childbirth and early child care. |
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Lotus Foods Specialty rice company that has pioneered the introduction of distinct rices grown on small family farms in remote areas of the world such as Bhutan, Bangla- desh, and China, into the US market. |
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Lulan Artisans Produces all-natural home decor products that fuse contemporary design with the centuries-old techniques and traditions of Southeast Asia. |
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Peeled Snacks Distributes and markets nutritious grab-and-go mixes of dried fruit and nuts with NO added sugar or fat – just real, fresh food. |
Health and Wellness
| Diagnostics for the Real World Early stage product development company with a charter to provide high quality, simple to use, low cost rapid diagnostics tests. |
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Origin BioMed Biotechnology company that brings needed biomedicinal natural products to professional care givers and consumers. |
| PaxVax Biotechnology startup company focused on developing new vaccines as oral pills that either replace injectable vaccines or create (for the first time) effective vaccines against seasonal and pandemic flu, HPV, anthrax, and ultimately HIV, and malaria. |
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Wonderland Center Residential treatment and detoxification facility providing services for alcohol, substance abuse, and relapse prevention programs. |
General
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AthenaWork, Inc. New service that matches professional women and mothers with companies that need highly-qualified help with high-value projects. |
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Coastal Ventures III Venture capital fund that aims to mobilize capital to help improve the socio-economic condition of underserved people and communities. |
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Mission Research Mass-market software and web services company serving underserved small organization sectors |
Energy and Environment
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Cardinal Resources, LLC Provides a high-tech, green energy solution to the lack of clean drinking water that is designed to function in a low-tech environment |
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Common Ground Recycling, Inc. Designs, manufactures, and markets a small, lightweight and cost-effective tire-recycling machine. environmental quality. |
| EnSSo Corporation Manufactures, distributes and applies a wide variety of environmentally approved organic liquid emulsions to meet industrial and commercial market demands. |
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LUMEnergi Develops and sells energy efficient lighting technologies for commercial and industrial buildings. |
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WaterLink Systems, Inc. A remote, wireless service that uses Look-Ahead ET™ weather information to control irrigation. |
Education and Media
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SHW Enterprises, LLC Company developing a line of dropout prevention products for the K-12 market. |
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B*tween Productions, Inc Consumer/entertainment brand dedicated to quality parent-approved literature, media and gifts for preteen girls. |
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Kompolt Recognized leader in an important and growing niche within the field of cause marketing - running online auctions for charitable causes. |
| Liferocks Converts best-selling business and self-improvement books into immersive soft- ware and online games. |