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CNN Tech Article on Opti – the Future of Flood Management
News Opti, a Renewal3 portfolio company, develops stormwater management software that is more important now than ever. As climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather - cities will need to adapt quickly, and with the latest technology. Opti...
read moreMike Battistel of Cascadia Windows awarded “Entrepreneur of the Year” and “Clean16” designation at the 2018 Clean 50 Awards
News Mike Battistel, President of Cascadia Windows (a Renewal3 portfolio company) recognized as the Clean50 Entrepreneur of the Year. "Cascadia is a perfect example of strategic and principled innovation resulting in a market leading product that can make a...
read more2017 Best for the World
News January 9, 2018 REVISION: We are excited to announce that Renewal Funds is a 2017 Best for the World honoree! We were missing from the original list due to a calculation error. This is the third time Renewal is a BFTW Overall. Thank you B Lab for...
read morePaul Richardson on Roundhouse Radio, Business in Vancouver
News Listen to Paul Richardson, Renewal Funds CEO, on how mission venture capital is funding social and environmental change through sustainable business: http://cirh2.streamon.fm/listen-pl-12135 ...
read moreThe Non-Paradox Of Highly Successful Profit-From-Purpose Businesses
News The case for investing in companies with a clear purpose to serve the greater good, through the very success of the company, is gaining momentum. The financial world has struggled with the idea that Milton Freidman established, that has been interpreted as: the...
read moreNestlé to Purchase Sweet Earth, a Renewal Funds Portfolio Company
News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nestlé to Purchase Sweet Earth, a Renewal Funds Portfolio Company Vancouver, BC (September 8, 2017) - Nestlé USA has agreed to acquire Sweet Earth Foods, a maker of plant-based meals based in Moss Landing, CA, and a portfolio company of...
read morePhiladelphia Uses Opti’s Smart Technology to Manage Stormwater Runoff and Reduce Pollution
News Check out the full story here: https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/philadelphia-government-azure ...
read moreRenewal2 Successfully Exits Aquatic Informatics – Delivering Good Return Financially and Ecologically
News Aquatics Informatics has sold a majority position to XPV Water Partners – a specialized water technology Fund – creating a successful exit for Renewal2 partners. Renewal2 is proud of this positive conclusion to one of our earliest investments, which delivered a...
read moreRenewal3 Portfolio Company, Better Bean, Acquired by Hain Celestial
News We are proud to announce that Better Bean has been acquired by Hain Celestial's Cultivate Ventures. See their press release below. LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., June 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN), a leading organic and natural...
read moreWomen-Led Businesses Are Winners
News Blog by Nicole Bradbury, Renewal Funds SVP At Renewal we were recently reminded about a Babson College study from a few years ago on the (under)funding of women entrepreneurs by venture capital investors....
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