Causeartist Weekly #311: Ethical Chocolate, Clean Energy AI, and Sustainable Farm Grants
Hey friends, Welcome to this week's edition. We’re exploring how "old-school" industries—from chocolate to
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Inside Lupus Ventures and the Push to Fund Cures First
Lupus has long been one of medicine’s most complex and underfunded diseases. Now, with a stronger clinical pipeline and growing industry interest, Lupus Ventures is stepping in to close the funding gap and prioritize return on mission over return on capital.
Meet Daring Capital: Rebuilding Early Stage Impact Funding from the Founder’s Seat
Jem Stein, founder of Daring Capital, shares why early stage impact funding fails founders, who gets overlooked by investors, and what the UK ecosystem must change to back durable, mission driven businesses.
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Tony's Chocolonely: Impact Business Case Study
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Aspiration: Business Case Study
Aspiration was a California-based neobank founded in 2013 that positioned itself as the sustainable alternative to traditional banking. The company
Thrive Market: Impact Business Case Study
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Investing in Impact
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How Ecosystem Investment Partners Turns Environmental Law into Real Assets
Nick Dilks explains how Ecosystem Investment Partners restores wetlands and streams through regulated mitigation markets, showing how private capital supports development and long term environmental restoration across the United States.
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Rehana Nathoo on the Future of Impact Investing, Catalytic Capital, and ESG
In Episode 92, Rehana Nathoo joins the show to discuss her path from development finance in East Africa to leading impact and ESG strategy at Spectrum Impact.
Inside JFFVentures, Aligning Nonprofit Mission with Venture Capital
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Disruptors for GOOD
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How AidKit Is Modernizing Aid Distribution With Technical Infrastructure
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A Conversation With Kate Williams, CEO of One Percent for the Planet
Kate Williams, CEO of One Percent for the Planet, shares how the organization turns business revenue into verified environmental impact, why progress matters more than perfection, and how companies can make climate action practical and nonpartisan.
From Advocacy to Innovation: Jerry Golden, Chief Policy Officer at Lyft
Lyft Chief Policy Officer Jerry Golden breaks down the policy battles shaping rideshare, what autonomous vehicles really mean for drivers, and how Lyft’s Round Up and Donate program has raised $42M for nonprofits through simple, everyday giving.
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Causeartist Weekly #311: Ethical Chocolate, Clean Energy AI, and Sustainable Farm Grants
Hey friends, Welcome to this week's edition. We’re exploring how "old-school" industries—from chocolate to
Causeartist Weekly #310: Regenerating Seas, Forests, and Grids: Re‑Wiring Our Planet’s Operating System
Hey friends, This week, we are looking at the critical difference between marketing a mission and executing one. Our latest
Causeartist Weekly #309: The $1.2B Grocery Model Investors Rejected 50 Times + $500M for Clean Energy Infrastructure
This week: Obvious Ventures closes $360M for planetary health, Daphni backs science-based startups with €260M, and Stanford hosts a career fair connecting mission-driven talent with purpose-first employers.
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