As the climate change clock ticks faster and faster, we know that every moment counts in taking action. As Greta Thunberg reminded us during the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit, "To have a 67% chance of staying below a…
One of our favorite days of the year is approaching fast — when we get to share our next cohort of world-changing startups with you. We're wrapping up our due diligence process right now, so keep an eye out for…
Are you ready for this? We have a short rhyme for you. Scoot and Go Electric got acquired. I know! We're excited too! You May Have Heard ... Scoot Was Acquired By Bird Scoot joined the Elemental portfolio in…
In mid-May, we hosted over 270 entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, and changemakers at our 6th annual Interactive. CEOs and leaders of 19 portfolio companies spoke about their vision to move markets in energy, water, agriculture, mobility, and the circular economy and…
Biology is the most ancient and powerful technology that we know of, yet the way that biology has been applied to industrial processes has changed little in the past 100 years. Fatemeh Shirazi, founder of Microvi, observed that microorganisms in…
What is your North Star? At Elemental Excelerator, we are working to create a world where the environment and communities thrive together. In order to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions and protect our planet, we will need to creatively redesign…
When Solstice co-founder and CEO Steph Speirs was working on Middle East policy in Yemen for the Obama White House National Security Council, she would look out the windows of armored SUVs and see thousands of Yemenis waiting in line…
Startups, you've got a month left to apply to Elemental Excelerator's 8th cohort! Our Qualifying Application takes only 5 minutes and the deadline to apply is April 12th. During the month of March (and year-round for that matter), we recruit…
Christine Su and George Lee left corporate jobs to pursue a shared vision of helping farmers build a better food system. They launched PastureMap in 2016 to help ranchers make profits building carbon-friendly meat supply chains. Christine, CEO of PastureMap, sat…
Friends, applications are open for our next cohort of ambitious startups that are addressing the world's most urgent environmental and infrastructure issues. Does your company — or a company you know — belong in our 8th cohort? Now is the…