Issue #15 (Werewool, Community Energy Labs, Prime Roots)
Meet the best women-led climate tech companies.
Issue #15 (Werewool, Community Energy Labs, Prime Roots)
Meet the best women-led climate tech companies.
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Featured Companies
Werewool
Werewool fibers are engineered to offer the performance, aesthetics and functional properties wanted by the apparel and fashion industry without the high environmental cost of conventional synthetic fibers and dyes. They are programming microbes to create functional proteins that allow their biodegradable textile fibers to have color without water pollution and performance without plastics. Werewool was a 2020 winner of the H&M Foundation Global Challenge Award, a finalist for the 2019 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, and was a part of a recent New York Times article on sustainable fashion.
CEO and Co-Founder: Chui-Lian Lee
HQ: New York, NY
Stage: Pre-Seed
Ask for help: Werewool is currently looking to recruit a Research Scientist, details can be found here.
Community Energy Labs
Community Energy Labs (CEL) is bringing to market a scalable AI-powered clean building control system. CEL is an IoT & SaaS control platform for building operators who find it complex, frustrating and expensive to meet new building energy goals. They install wireless sensors, equipment controllers, and use cloud-based software powered by machine learning to autonomously predict and efficiently control how and when building equipment is operating. In doing so, they can offer building owners higher levels of energy savings, lower carbon and up-front cost, and faster returns than traditional building management. CEL was a regional winner of CleanTech Open's 2020 international accelerator, a winner of the 2020 Madrona Venture Labs Go Vertical challenge, EPRI Incubate Energy 2021 cohort member, and a 2021 US Department of Energy SBIR awardee.
CEO and Founder: Tanya Barham
HQ: Portland, OR
Stage: Seed
Ask for help: Community Energy Labs is currently hiring half-time/contract and fully remote positions for a Full Stack Engineer and a Senior Automation Controls Engineer. If you know diverse candidates with good communication skills and an interest in learning and professional development opportunities in a clean tech startup, then please have them contact info@commmunityenergylabs.com for more details.
Prime Roots
Prime Roots is re-imagining meat for people and the planet by making meat and seafood alternatives using their natural koji-based proprietary technology. Koji replicates the taste, texture, and nutrition of meat while being completely plant-based. The results are minimally processed plant-based products and meals, such as bacon, lobster ravioli, and sausage paella. Prime Roots announced a partnership in 2020 with Whole Foods for a suite of meal products, including bacon mac and cheese. They previously raised a $4.25 seed round (under their previous name) co-led by True Ventures and Collaborative Fund, and were part of Indiebio.
CEO and Co-Founder: Kimberlie Le
HQ: Berkeley, CA
Stage: Series A
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