Cold

Eric Dayton's latest venture, Cold, is drawing high profile investors and interest from companies that want to streamline sustainability tracking. "We did sustainability the hard way at Askov Finlayson—the DIY version,” Dayton says. “So we’ve essentially built the tool I wish we’d had.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/efDNjB3e

Today is a big milestone for all of us at Cold: We’re thrilled to announce $2.65 million in pre-seed funding. I've experienced firsthand how sustainability reporting sucks precious time and resources away from the work of actually reducing an organization’s environmental impact. We’re building Cold to solve this problem by centralizing and automating compliance so that sustainability leaders can focus?on the work that matters. We’re proud to be backed by investors with deep backgrounds in climate, retail, and technology. A huge thank you to our partners, led by Marshall Everson at York IE and Lyndsey Boucherle at Better Ventures, and including Doug Baker, Michael Francis, Archie Black, Sonia Kastner, Chad Hetherington, Nik Larsen, Carson Kipfer, and Greg Blasko. I’m grateful to all our customers, who took an early chance on us and gave us the opportunity to learn from their feedback –?we wouldn’t be here without you. And special thanks to our advisors, including Maxine Bédat, Jonathan Foley, Neil Munro, and John Haugen, for your invaluable input along the way. Sustainability leaders are heroes. We're on a mission to to give them the superpowers they deserve and we’re just getting started. ? www.coldclimate.com

? Big news at Cold! ? We are thrilled to announce our oversubscribed $2.65 million pre-seed round of funding, which will accelerate our mission to automate compliance so that sustainability leaders can focus on the work that matters. We’re proud to be backed by investors with deep experience in climate, retail, and technology. A huge thank you to our partners, including York IE and Better Ventures, for believing in our vision. With this investment, we’re expanding our team and rolling out new product features to support the growing needs of our customers. You can find all the details at the link in our comments.

We're proud to be among the newest members of the Outdoor Industry Association. It's an honor to support a growing number of leading brands in the OIA community as they work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and eliminate harmful chemicals from their supply chains.

Congratulations to my friend (and fellow Minnesotan) Peter Dering on yet another successful Kickstarter campaign for Peak Design. The product looks great, the marketing is spot-on, and they've once again smashed their goal. What I've admired about Pete and Peak Design for a long time is not just the company he's building, but how he's built it: no outside investors, no debt, brilliant use of crowdfunding, and 100% aligned with his values. Along the way, he also co-founded The Change Climate Project and Peak Design has emerged as one of the outdoor industry's standard-bearers on sustainability. If our generation of business leaders produces its own Yvon Chouinard, my money is on Pete. We're incredibly proud to support Peak Design as one of Cold's earliest customers. And if you're in the market for a killer bag, check out the link in my comments.

Sven-Saw was born in the Boundary Waters and has been family-owned and manufacturing their products here in our home state for more than 60 years. And now they've been named one of the Coolest Things Made in Minnesota, with a chance to win! We're proud to support Sven-Saw's deep commitment to sustainability, and if you're a fan like we are, you can drop them a vote at the link in our comments.

Please give a warm welcome to Cold's newest customer, Outdoor Research. OR has been making functional, quality outdoor gear in Seattle since 1981 and we're honored to help support their deep commitment to sustainability. Special thanks to Haylee Utt and Alex Lauver for their partnership and collaboration!?

We're proud to help support Peak Design's deep commitment to sustainability. Visit www.coldclimate.com to learn how Cold streamlines compliance and automates reporting for leading brands so they can focus on the work that matters.

We're #hiring! Cold’s Founding Sales Lead is our very first growth hire and will play a crucial role in shaping company strategy and driving execution. If you're passionate about climate, technology, and sales, we'd love to hear from you. ?

We're excited to introduce Cold! Cold is a sustainability management platform that streamlines compliance for organizations of all sizes. If your company wants to spend less time reporting and more time on the work that matters, let us know –?we'd be happy to share more. Warmly, Team Cold ? www.coldclimate.com