Climate Tech Founders | April 2024

In the newsletter this month:

• Two events you need to know about
• At One Ventures' portfolio companies in the news
• Founder Story: Mariano's ML problem solved over cantaloupe

Events

Will you be in San Francisco for Climate Week??

We are co-hosting a side event with our VC comrades at Clean Energy Ventures , Third Derivative and GS Futures .

All of our founders have received a direct invitation to attend, but if you are not in the portfolio and would like to come, fill this out so we can approve you for the guest list.? Hope to see everyone there!

A retreat this summer in NorCal for climate entrepreneurs & leaders

Not all of your challenges as a climate tech founder are technical. We've seen patterns of energy depletion, loneliness, and struggles with team dynamics. You need guidance and recharging from time to time, and there's few better than Spencer Honeyman and his team to help you do so.?

Join the 3-night, 4-day event of? leadership training at a beautiful retreat center on 600 acres just north of SF. Sign up here.

In the News

Three of our portfolio companies made the "Most Innovative Company" 2024 list

Congratulations to the portfolio companies that received this prestigious recognition from Fast Company

• Ascend Elements (Automotive)
• Monarch Tractor (Agriculture)
• Cruz Foam (Social Good)

Breakthrough for Colossal?

Scientists at Colossal have?managed to reprogram Asian elephant cells into an embryonic-like state that can give rise to every other cell type, which opens up a path to testing gene edit and creating elephant sperm and eggs in the lab without taking tissue samples from living elephants, writes WIRED .?

Homebuilder invests in 3D printing

D.R. Horton, the largest homebuilder by volume in the U.S., has made a strategic investment in Apis Cor . They plan to work together on a multi-unit construction project in South Florida after the finalization of the new 3D-printed wall system.?

AP News covers Gradient's NY pilot

Heat pumps are certainly having their moment, but as the Gradient?pilot project with?New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) shows, it doesn't have to be just for early adopters of technology, or those with extra income to spend on eco-friendly solutions. Read on Associated Press .

Orbillion achieves technical milestone, raises new funds

The cultivated meat company successfully captured new capital even as investment in innovative food is down by half, writes AgFunder .? Their compelling story? An important technical milestone. Late last year, team completed the largest-scale production run ever undertaken by a company at their stage, and it shows the promise of the proprietary bioware.

Monarch Tractor wins over Oregon

Energy independence + ?AI + autonomous driving is the magical combination for Oregon wine growers. Read article on Forbes to see how local winemakers? are embracing technology for a balanced, productive farming environment.?

Stories from Founders

Mariano Alvarez of Avalo, Inc was struggling with a machine-learning problem. Hear how Tom Chi changed the course of his next six months of technical development, all "in the course of eating a cantaloupe." Thanks Mariano for sharing this spot-on anecdote!?

About At One Ventures: What We Look For

We back early-stage (Seed, Series A) companies that are using disruptive deep tech to upend the unit economics of established industries while dramatically reducing their planetary footprint. We also look for companies that are pioneering new industries that are actively regenerative to planetary health. Lastly, we look for companies that have significant potential to be healthy, scalable businesses, because the positive impacts we invest in only last as long as the businesses that carry them.