#106 fundings, summer electricity demand, podcasts

Happy Monday everyone!

Check out the newest podcast with Pebble Finance and profile on United by Zero. Don’t miss our May Sustainability Showcase event.

Hope you all have a great week ahead!

📚 Worth Reading

WSJ published an article on electricity shortage coming this summer. Multiple states are considering rolling blackouts. Wind and Solar energy sources are not sufficient to supplement the demand.

Worth reading

🚀 Funding and Congrats!

VitroLabs raised a $46 million Series A round. The company creates cell-based leather.

Pachama, a nature-based carbon credit platform, raised a $55 million Series B round led by Future Positive.

Flyp raised a $10 million Series A round. The company gives resellers inventory and automation tools, powering the circular economy.

FutureProof, a San Diego based climate-smart P&C insurtech company, raised $6.5M in funding.

Darling Ingredients Inc , a Texas-based company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, is to purchase Fasa Group, a Brazilian independent rendering company, for USD$560m.

💡 Startup Spotlight

South 8 Technologies focuses on electrolyte formulations for next-generation lithium batteries

🎧 Podcast

Justine Whitehead: investing in a greener future

Rich Mokuolu: sustainable and resilient supply chains

Christian Mundy of Greencom: rewarding green behavior

Stefan Gönner of Seqana: sequestering soil organic carbon

The Understory Podcast is also available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts.

⚙️ Jobs

Find and share your open positions on the Understory Slack channel.

🆕 Environmental Program Officer- Thriving Communities at Patagonia

🆕 Intern at Newlab

🆕 GEM Project Manager at Greenlink Analytics

🆕 Business Development, Marketplace Partnerships at Cloverly

🆕 Director, Sustainability Product Management, Long-Term Bets at Google

🆕 Sr. Product Sustainability Strategist at Intel

🆕 Director, Climate Impact Data Portal at Boundless Impact

🆕 Public Affairs Specialist, Circular Economy at NatureWorks

Circular Economy Specialist at Rubicon

Multiple Roles at Air Protein

Social Media Engagement Intern at Wallet Max

Multiple Roles at Gradient Comfort

ESG/Sustainability Product Lead at Hartford Funds

🗓 Events

May 17-19: Circularity 22 Conference

May 24: Understory’s Startups Driving Sustainability - May Showcase

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