Oleo Sustainable Palm Oil Solutions

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We are thrilled to welcome Oleo Sustainable Palm Oil Solutions to our 2024 Cleantech to Market (C2M) program at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business! Oleo?was selected from a nationwide pool of applicants who were vetted through a rigorous, three-stage selection process, including the selection of the finalists by a 33-person industry panel. As part of our program,?Oleo?will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of University of California, Berkeley students who will dedicate over 800 hours to providing critical commercialization support. Together, they will focus on identifying the most viable initial markets, prospective customers and partners, optimal business models, funding sources, and related strategies. We are excited to see the transformative impact of this partnership and look forward to supporting?Oleo?on their journey to commercialization. C2M is a donor-supported program now in its 16th year that relies upon the generous support of key sponsors like the California Energy Commission, New Energy Nexus, Breakthrough Energy , MetLife, and Chevron.

Introducing Kelly Redmond and Gabriella Dweck, this week’s spotlight in our Impact Entrepreneur Spotlight Series! Both graduates of last year’s Accelerator Program, Kelly and Gabriella Co-founded Oleo Sustainable Palm Oil Solutions (https://www.oleospos.com), a venture pioneering a new process for developing a sustainable, deforestation-free, lab-grown alternative to palm oil. The process recycles biomass waste streams and converts them into a carbon-neutral palm oil alternative through a two-step process, leveraging microwave pretreatment and fermentation. Oleo’s process can be implemented directly with smallholders in producing nations to preserve the economic backbone of local communities. Kelly graduated from Stanford’s Design Impact Master’s Program last June and obtained her B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2016. Following her undergraduate degree, she served as an environmental science and engineering officer in the United States Army for five years. Kelly has explored over fifty countries and dozens of protected landscapes and wildlife areas, which brings a diverse perspective to her design process and storytelling projects, as well as a deep appreciation for the world we live in and the people that depend on it. Gabriella is graduating this December from Stanford’s Design Impact Masters Program. She earned a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2019, and spent three years in industry working as a new product development and manufacturing engineer, honing her skills in product and process development in the medical device industry. She Co-founded Oleo to make a lasting impact combating the climate crises and building local regenerative economies. Gabriella is passionate about implementing her skills and past experiences inventing products and conducting design research to create a more equitable and sustainable world. If you’re interested in learning more about Oleo SPOS, please reach out to Kelly Redmond and Gabriella Dweck. We are inspired by their commitment to impact entrepreneurship! #EmergenceSpotlightSeries #ImpactEntrepreneurship #ResponsibleInnovation