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Funding Rounds · Jun 18, 2025

Lumion Secures $10.7M to Transform Trade School Operations and Close the Skills Gap

Lumion, the all-in-one operating system for career and trade schools, recently announced it has closed $10.7 million in seed financing—led by TTV Capital.

Causeartist

Funding Rounds · Jun 16, 2025

Pano AI Secures $44M to Expand AI Wildfire Detection

Pano AI has closed a $44 million Series B round led by Giant Ventures, bringing its total funding to $89 million as it scales its AI-driven wildfire detection infrastructure.

Causeartist

Lifestyle & Ethical Products · Jun 16, 2025

Meet JulieMay: The Skin-Friendly Lingerie Brand

In this Spotlight Q&A, we sit down with Tiffany Chiu, the visionary behind JulieMay—an award-winning lingerie brand born from a personal mission to create truly skin-friendly underwear for women.

Causeartist

Interviews · Jun 4, 2025

Anchored in Montauk: An Interview with Whalebone Founder Jesse Joeckel

In this Spotlight Q&A, we sit down with Jesse Joeckel, the founder of Whalebone—a Montauk-born apparel brand that has, over the past sixteen years, become synonymous with coastal craftsmanship, community spirit, and an authentic “life by the water” ethos.

Grant Trahant

Disruptors for GOOD · Jun 2, 2025

The Cleobella Story: Creating Jobs, Style, and Sustainability

In episode 230 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I had the privilege of speaking with Angela O’Brien, founder and creative director of Cleobella, an ethical fashion brand rooted in global inspiration, artisan partnership, and sustainability.

Grant Trahant

Disruptors for GOOD

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Disruptors for GOOD · Jun 2, 2025

The Cleobella Story: Creating Jobs, Style, and Sustainability

Grant Trahant

Disruptors for GOOD · May 14, 2025

Disrupting Water Infrastructure: How Aquaria is Pulling Clean Water from the Air

Aquaria is a climate-tech company using Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) to produce clean water—anytime, anywhere—by condensing and purifying moisture from the air.

Grant Trahant

Disruptors for GOOD · May 6, 2025

Building Markets: The Acumen Journey to Poverty Alleviation

In episode 228 of the Disruptors for GOOD Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder & CEO of Acumen, about her journey and impacting over 650 million lives through social entrepreneurship.

Grant Trahant

Investing in Impact

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Impact Investing · Apr 29, 2025

Global Ventures: Scaling Impact Across the Middle East and Africa

Explore how Global Ventures and C3 are scaling impact-driven startups across the Middle East and Africa.

Grant Trahant

Investing in Impact · Apr 10, 2025

$3B Raised, 500M Lives Impacted: Inside LeapFrog Investment's Bold Vision

Today, I’m joined by Dr. Andy Kuper, Founder and CEO of LeapFrog Investments, a pioneering firm that has reshaped how global capital can drive profit with purpose.

Grant Trahant

Impact Investing · Mar 25, 2025

Gratitude Railroad: From Wall Street to Impact Investing

I’m joined by Howard Fischer, Co-Founder of Gratitude Railroad, to talk about his shift from Wall Street to impact investing and how the firm is funding mission-driven entrepreneurs through a community-focused approach.