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Author: Maëlys Renaud

  • Oct 10, 2025 / Blog

    Doing the Hard Things That Matter: Reflections on our 2025 Nature Retreat

    We just had our Nature Retreat with the 2025 cohort: 10 nature-inspired startups, 18 participants, and I’m thinking about Paul Graham’s famous advice: do things that don’t scale. At its core, the message is that…

  • Jan 14, 2025 / Ray of Hope Accelerator

    Five Years of Nature-Inspired Innovation: Our Impact Report Is Out!

    For the past five years, the Innovation team at the Biomimicry Institute has been steadily and purposefully supporting nature-inspired entrepreneurs worldwide as they address some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Now, with the…

  • Sep 19, 2024 / Ray of Hope Accelerator

    How Intentionality Drives Our Startup Selection Process

    Intentionality breathes life into our Ray of Hope Accelerator's mission and into our operations. Our mission is to accelerate the growth of nature-inspired startups to scale systemic solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.