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A Ray of Hope: Top Biomimicry Startups Making an Impact

A Ray of Hope: Top Biomimicry Startups Making an Impact

“From nature’s blueprints, these companies are commercializing what our world so urgently needs—products that solve problems without creating new ones… ” Learn more about this year’s Ray of Hope Prize® First Place Recipient GreenPod Labs, an India-based agricultural biotechnology startup focused on tackling food loss problems in developing countries, and Second Place Runner-Up Fusion Bionic, a company that has engineered a nature-inspired solution for surface textures to eliminate the need for harmful chemicals.

Hope in Action – Learning from Nature to Solve Big Problems

Hope in Action – Learning from Nature to Solve Big Problems

Systemic, nature-inspired solutions exist to lessen, and ultimately reverse humanity’s negative impact on the planet, regenerating ecosystems and revitalizing human systems. We hope these case studies illuminate some of these human-caused problems, and show that if we turn to nature for solutions we may just come up with better performing alternatives.

A Minute to Change the World

A Minute to Change the World

Over the course of the 10-week Ray of Hope Prize program, our mentors and advisors help the top nature-inspired startups in the world describe their technology and the problem it addresses. Honing this message is an essential step to gaining traction in a crowded and noisy marketplace. Here’s a taste of the minute pitches from our 2020 and 2021 cohorts.

The Natural Orders Hidden Inside your Business (And When It’s Time to Ask Nature for Help)

The Natural Orders Hidden Inside your Business (And When It’s Time to Ask Nature for Help)

By understanding the overlap between the patterns of nature and our businesses, we can identify the highest leverage opportunities available to us. It can help us to define the problem we actually want to solve. By understanding the way nature organizes the world, you’ll begin to see its patterns everywhere you look. How does the power law distribution apply to your business? Need help finding inspiration? Head to AskNature.org and see if there are answers already waiting for you.

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