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Carbon-Negative Packaging Foam

By Priya Nandakumar · Materials scientist · Portland, OR

Mycelium foam that sequesters more carbon than it emits and replaces polystyrene in cold-chain shipping.

PackagingBiomaterialsLogistics

Problem

E-commerce cold packaging still leans on petroleum foams that are hard to recycle and create long-lived waste streams.

Solution

A growable mycelium composite that sets in custom molds in 72 hours, is compostable, and logs carbon capture per batch for buyer ESG reporting.

Seeking

Corporate offtake agreements and Series A manufacturing capital

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Grid-Edge Battery Router

By Noah Kim · Energy systems inventor

Home and small-business battery software that routes stored energy across neighbors during peak pricing windows.

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221watching29reviewsDenver, COAug 4

Seeking: Utility pilots and climate-tech seed investment

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Quiet Urban Delivery Drone

By Elena Volkova · Aerospace inventor

Low-noise VTOL drone designed for dense neighborhoods with rooftop and curb-pad handoff options.

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76watching14reviewsSeattle, WAYesterday

Seeking: City innovation partners and prototype flight capital

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