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Provider of meal kits intended to offer food to people living in insecure communities. The company's kits come with all the ingredients to make a hearty, five-person dinner, including the oil and spices that can be cooked in a lesser time, enabling people to enjoy fresh, healthy, and tasty cooked meals at an affordable price.

Nature Knows specializes in offering fresh, ready-to-eat fruits and vegetables, emphasizing convenience and health in their product line. The company utilizes innovative, breathable, and eco-friendly packaging to enhance the freshness and appeal of its offerings. In addition to fruits and vegetables, Nature Knows also provides a range of plant-based snacking and meal products, catering to consumers seeking nutritious and sustainable food options.

Jericoo Good Ethics is a sustainable online supermarket in Mexico, delivering fresh organic products to your door, in zero-waste packaging.

Taskility helps logistics companies to digitally manage their shipments' lifecycle without coding. We are the Shopify of digital logistics.

Provider of breast milk freeze-drying service intended to help moms overcome barriers to breast milk storage and transportation at home and at work. The company offers breast milk powder that can be stored for years without refrigeration and can be used by mixing with warm purified water, just like powdered formula, enabling nursing mothers to save their own breast milk as a safe and convenient powder.

Pakira is a trading platform for physical commodities markets throughout their entire B2B supply chain from source to retail.

Provider of delightful building materials intended to protect natural resources from being depleted. The company uses biological waste and food waste as raw materials to be used in interior design and industrial design products, enabling designers to upcycle green waste and perform zero-waste designing.

Outlander Materials specializes in developing biodegradable alternatives to single-use plastics through its innovative product, UnPlastic. This circular product is created from food industry sources, by-products, and brewery waste, ensuring it is both functional and compostable. UnPlastic is designed to serve as a non-toxic alternative to conventional plastic packaging, with properties that prevent it from breaking down into harmful microplastics. It is particularly suitable for food and packaging applications, allowing businesses to reduce their reliance on commercial single-use plastics while addressing critical issues related to plastic and food waste. This approach positions Outlander Materials as a key player in the movement toward sustainable packaging solutions.

B'ZEOS is a technology-driven start-up that specializes in developing innovative, seaweed-based packaging solutions aimed at providing sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics. The company focuses on material development and utilizes green processing technology to create bio-based packaging products that are compostable and free from toxic chemicals. By targeting industries seeking to decarbonize and reduce their reliance on conventional plastic, B'ZEOS offers tailored packaging solutions that align with environmental sustainability goals.

FlexSea specializes in the development of innovative biomaterials sourced from renewable marine resources, specifically seaweed, to create sustainable packaging solutions. The company focuses on producing compostable biopolymer materials that serve as alternatives to conventional plastic film packaging. These materials are designed to degrade within weeks and can break down in various environments, including marine, soil, and home-composting settings. By providing environmentally friendly packaging options, FlexSea enables clients to maintain product freshness and safety while minimizing environmental impact.

At EroeGo we create a global community of informed and conscious buyers that acknowledge the impact of their purchases and choose to make a difference with every shopping bag.

SGMA specializes in coatings & advanced materials using Sol-gel process. It develops practical, sustainable solutions for today’s global problems. SGMA’s technology platform has a wide range of applications. The first area we are aiming to address is that of food packaging. The company is actively engaged in a program to help Starbucks, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Yum! Brands and the World Wide Fund for Nature. SGMA’s Technology Platform provides a quickly scalable solution to address the zero-plastic goal with a potential cost reduction, as the solution is delivered via a mono-material which is 100% recyclable. It has applications beyond the initial coffee cup solution, being able to address trays, boxes, and beyond. The company is led by CEO Dr Fanya Ismail and was founded in 2017.

DePoly is a spin off out of the LSMO lab at EPFL- Valais that has developed a novel technology allowing for the chemical recycling of PET plastic back to its main two components ethylene glycol (EG) and terephthalic acid (TPA). Our approach turns low valued materials (PET waste) into high-valued chemicals like TPA creating a circular economy. We expect this process to generate revenue from chemically recycling PET to TPA/EG, which can be sold back to industry to make new virgin PET plastic and allowing for a sustainable source of TPA and EG on the market.

eezyimport - the one and only DIY online Customs Clearance platform. Our vision is that every importer will independently control their own critical importing processes as easily as they handle email. The exact same regulatory requirements – you just pay (way!) less and do it yourself from any phone, tablet or computer! Handling your own customs clearance is now as easy as handling your own invoices, taxes, and deliveries. A super easy DIY app that glides you through customs from ISF to entry summary with regulatory approval and peace of mind.

HanaBi wants to offer these customers a ready-to-go solution to penetrate the in-wash fabric solid scent booster market, and to their consumers better product to fulfill their long-lasting fragrance expectations.

Mobbit is a logistics and freight service provider that offers transportation solutions for businesses, offices, and residential needs. Through its online platform, Mobbit facilitates real-time quotations and allows users to book and pay for services directly. This streamlined approach enables businesses to efficiently manage their delivery requirements, particularly for oversized products. With a focus on convenience and accessibility, Mobbit aims to support its clients in meeting their moving and logistics demands effectively.

Map Tag is a logistics software platform designed to help businesses optimize and manage their delivery operations. The platform offers various modules that provide real-time visibility into logistics processes, allowing users to monitor their units and optimize route planning. Its features include an analytics system, a route optimization engine, and tools for gathering customer feedback, which collectively enhance the delivery experience and improve operational efficiency. By utilizing Map Tag’s software, companies can reduce delivery times, lower resource consumption, and minimize logistics costs, ultimately regaining control over their logistics operations from a centralized interface.

Radial Biomateriales is a provider of biodegradable packaging and packaging parts. It uses agro-industrial waste to form a packaging solution for biodegradable packaging and industrial or interior design products. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Zapopan, Mexico.

Developer of novel industrial packaging systems designed to minimize logistics inefficiencies, increase sustainability, and digitize supply chains. The company offers reusable modular industrial packaging systems that attach from any direction to create any required size box and can be used for high load capacity for heavy-duty cargo transportation and high handling convenience, enabling clients to transform one-time-use consumable industrial packaging material into intelligent assets, orchestrating an effective circular economy.

Mi Terro is the world's first advanced material company that creates ocean degradable and home compostable flexible packaging materials made from agricultural waste. We are not turning agricultural waste into beverage or snack like other companies. Instead, we are giving agricultural waste a new life by repurposing it to replace plastic and paper-based materials and giving additional incomes to farmers all around the world. Our material accommodates a diverse range of fully compostable packaging applications for fresh produce, dry food, fashion, cleaning product, and standard product packaging. Our technology can potentially apply to any type of agricultural byproducts and surplus food, including plant, dairy, and vitamin supplement byproducts. Our process uses less energy than paper and plastic production while creating 90% less CO2 than plastic. We are replacing petroleum-based materials with protein-based materials made from agricultural waste. We are redefining the circular economy in which everything begins with agricultural waste and ends as compostable or biodegradable. We are taking a world problem and making it into a world solution. Our technologies will have more impact to the world than plant-based and cultivated meat.

Provider of reusable packaging solutions intended to recycle post-consumer plastic bags and film. The company offers a network of reusable containers and delivery bags that can be shared and reused by businesses and consumers, businesses to reduce reliance on single-use packaging and potentially contribute to a more sustainable supply chain and waste reduction efforts.

Manufacturer of tech-enabled packaging products designed to eliminate single-use food or beverage containers. The company manufactures stainless steel and silicone to-go cups, bowls and containers that allow a returnable, plastic-free takeout solution that is paired with a proprietary easy-to-use application, through which containers are as easy to check out and return, enabling organizations to save money, meet their sustainability goals and market their zero waste initiatives.

eezyimport - the one and only DIY online Customs Clearance platform. Our vision is that every importer will independently control their own critical importing processes as easily as they handle email. The exact same regulatory requirements – you just pay (way!) less and do it yourself from any phone, tablet or computer! Handling your own customs clearance is now as easy as handling your own invoices, taxes, and deliveries. A super easy DIY app that glides you through customs from ISF to entry summary with regulatory approval and peace of mind.

Provider of meal kits intended to offer food to people living in insecure communities. The company's kits come with all the ingredients to make a hearty, five-person dinner, including the oil and spices that can be cooked in a lesser time, enabling people to enjoy fresh, healthy, and tasty cooked meals at an affordable price.

Provider of meal kits intended to offer food to people living in insecure communities. The company's kits come with all the ingredients to make a hearty, five-person dinner, including the oil and spices that can be cooked in a lesser time, enabling people to enjoy fresh, healthy, and tasty cooked meals at an affordable price.

Manufacturer of natural beauty care products intended to provide beneficial properties of honey. The company's products are made with honey nutrients that are free of paraben and are known for their moisturizing, antibacterial, and antioxidant properties, providing customers with organically made sustainable products.

JetPack Data offers a cloud-based platform for data visualization and analysis, designed to streamline data management for users. This platform allows individuals to easily upload their files and begin analyzing raw data quickly, facilitating collaboration among colleagues. JetPack Data emphasizes data exploration and insights while ensuring data security and supported formatting. By simplifying the process of managing and understanding data, the platform aims to help clients save both time and money.

Dronistics is developing a personal and human friendly drone delivery system for last centimeter delivery to hard-to-reach places. The drone is connected to the internet via 4G modem and it is controlled by the web application of Dronistics available on any device e.g. smartphone, tablet or laptop. The delivery is fully autonomous using GPS. The software has a series of safety checks to ensure safety for people during flight and while unloading the parcel.

Developer of monitoring technology intended to provide systemic validation of cold supply chain and distribution activities. The company's thermosensitive labels detects the temperature of goods that are in the supply chain through smartphone app or handheld scanner and notifies it to the end user, enabling the delivery systems to deliver products in a prescribed manner.

kaiosID offers a cloud-based traceability solution aimed at combating counterfeiting and grey market issues. The technology embeds unique hidden patterns into product packaging, creating a distinctive fingerprint for each item that can be verified using a smartphone. This innovative approach seamlessly integrates into existing production, packaging, and logistics processes without the need for additional hardware. In addition to tracking consumer goods, kaiosID's platform provides clients with theft prevention analytics and customizable systems that enhance brand protection and facilitate direct connections with consumers. By enabling effective monitoring and verification, kaiosID helps brands maintain their reputation and safeguard their products.

Fresh Strips is a smart packaging company that provides low cost solutions which ensure safety for heat sensitive products.

Magnomer is a manufacturer based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in innovative magnetic inks aimed at enhancing the recyclability of plastic packaging. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on developing printable magnetizable inks that serve as a design tool for consumer brands and manufacturers. These inks improve the scalability of recycling processes for multi-layer plastics, which are traditionally challenging to recycle. By integrating their magnetic inks into packaging, Magnomer enables recycling facilities to utilize magnetic sorting technology, facilitating the efficient separation of materials. This approach aligns with the principles of the circular economy, promoting better sustainability in packaging without necessitating changes in manufacturing processes.

Operator of an online marketplace intended to simplify the purchase of printed items. The company's platform offers a comprehensive portfolio through an automated process that simplifies the purchase of printed and promotional items, advertising prints, custom textiles and large formats, enabling businesses and freelancers to purchase business cards, brochures, flyers, posters for business promotion from the comfort of their homes or office at competitive prices.

Eiya is a shipping and logistics company focused on providing sustainable delivery solutions for online brands. The firm has developed an online shipping application designed to minimize traffic and pollution while facilitating immediate and same-day pickups and deliveries from local restaurants and stores. This service caters specifically to small and medium e-commerce businesses, enabling them to offer efficient and hassle-free delivery experiences to their customers in a cost-effective manner. Through its innovative approach, Eiya aims to enhance the logistics landscape while promoting ecological responsibility.

PartRunner is a delivery service provider that specializes in offering same-day logistics for home service contractors and supply houses in various trades, including plumbing, HVAC, electrical, appliances, and construction. Founded in 2017 by Yosh Rozen in Framingham, Massachusetts, the company utilizes a platform that connects businesses with a network of independent truckers through web and mobile applications. This enables clients to efficiently transport parts and materials at any time of day, facilitating quick and reliable deliveries. By partnering with supply houses, PartRunner leverages a diverse fleet of vehicles to ensure that delivery requests are fulfilled promptly, enhancing operational efficiency for its clients.

GuestBox is a welcome box service providing hosts high-end, quality essentials needed for their guests' stay.

PROTEAS is the right alternative to dairy. With a subscription based e-commerce business model, PROTEAS is building a network of partners to address this €1+bn market opportunity. Founded by 2 seasoned and purpose-driven food industry executives. PROTEAS: a Fair, Sustainable, Plant-based Food & Beverages company, targeting active Millennials, a €3.5+ billion global market.

Shipit is a platform that simplifies the shipping process adapting the tech solutions of the courier companies with any ecommerce platform. Through its service, Shipit is able to: generate shipping labels automatically, provide tracking of the orders and give access to shipping rates with an up to 50% discount with the leading courier companies (DHL, FedEx, Estafeta, etc.). Shipit helps ecommerces grow their business by taking care of their shipping needs.

Envio offers a logistics platform that allows brands to deploy rental and a try-before-you-buy services.

Miopac specializes in developing mushroom-based packaging materials designed to replace environmentally harmful synthetic polymers. Their innovative products offer significant cost and ecological benefits compared to traditional materials like Styrofoam. After collaborating with experienced biotechnology professors, Miopac has conducted thorough mechanical testing and completed a financial analysis that demonstrates the competitiveness of their materials for commercial-scale production. The company aims to enhance the agricultural sector in their region while promoting sustainable practices. By focusing on eco-friendly alternatives, Miopac contributes to environmental sustainability and offers businesses a viable solution to reduce their ecological footprint.

PantryAce is a business platform designed to enhance productivity in professional kitchens. It provides chefs with standardized food labels that include essential information such as opening dates, default expiry dates, and allergen details, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations and reducing the risk of human error. Additionally, PantryAce offers fast digital stocktaking capabilities, allowing restaurant owners and chefs to efficiently manage their inventory. The platform also facilitates access to cloud-based food data analysis, enabling users to make informed decisions regarding their kitchen operations.

PB&B SA is an early-stage Life Sciences company founded in 2013 by bioengineers who teamed up with plastic surgeons & scientists to create natural & minimally invasive solutions for facial aging & body remodeling. PB&B developed an injection to increase adipose (fat) volume in situ using the most advanced microencapsulation & drug delivery technologies. PB&B’s patented technology aims to transform a fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar body shaping market by targeting under-served needs with a simple, fast and safer alternative to fat transfer. Products have been designed for Plastic Surgeons and Aesthetic Injectors active in body shaping procedures for facial, hands, décolleté and buttock enhancement indications.

Dry foods, such as nuts and cereals, have been associated with recalls costing up to $ 30 Mio per incident, caused by bacteria contamination. Processors are now required to prove they reduce harmful bacteria during their process which involves tedious procedures. They offer a process monitoring service which reduces the risk of recalls, ensures regulatory compliance, gives real-time overview of bacteria reduction and unlock the saving potential of minimum $ 100 K/line/year.

CornerDrop is a company focused on solving the common problem of missed parcel deliveries. It provides an alternative delivery address platform that is accessible to anyone, regardless of the delivery method used. By enabling online retailers, consumers, and couriers to utilize a shared network for package deliveries, CornerDrop eliminates the need for consumers to rely solely on courier-specific solutions. This platform is designed to integrate easily, offering a more convenient delivery option for customers across the entire UK. By facilitating broader access to delivery networks, CornerDrop aims to enhance the overall delivery experience and reduce the incidence of missed deliveries.

Freight Frog is the easiest way to "micro-move" to anywhere in the US. People between the ages of 18-30 years old are the most frequent movers in America yet, there is not one moving service that caters to their individual needs. Until now. Freight Frog has created the "Micro Move" and is moving its clients to the 21st century. Customers can receive a flat guaranteed price in under 60 seconds from any computer or mobile device and can ship your items faster than any service in the country at a fraction of the competitor's prices.

PB&B SA is an early-stage Life Sciences company founded in 2013 by bioengineers who teamed up with plastic surgeons & scientists to create natural & minimally invasive solutions for facial aging & body remodeling. PB&B developed an injection to increase adipose (fat) volume in situ using the most advanced microencapsulation & drug delivery technologies. PB&B’s patented technology aims to transform a fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar body shaping market by targeting under-served needs with a simple, fast and safer alternative to fat transfer. Products have been designed for Plastic Surgeons and Aesthetic Injectors active in body shaping procedures for facial, hands, décolleté and buttock enhancement indications.

Process Prime offers consulting and software solutions to help makers become small manufacturers. They have software solutions that work with Mini-MRP to allow mobile barcode inventory and book-in processes. Contact us if you have questions on turning your making hobby into a business, or if you want help to scale your small operation.

Fetch Storage is a Boston-based company that specializes in storage and delivery services for personal and commercial items. It operates as one of three sister companies, collectively boasting over 170 locations across the U.S. and Canada, and employing more than 4,000 staff members. The company offers a full-service solution that includes the pickup of clients' belongings at their convenience and the delivery of those items whenever needed. Fetch Storage provides exact-space pricing and on-demand access to individual boxes, allowing customers to efficiently manage their space and belongings with ease.

PK Clean's vision is to end landfilled waste. It's fifth generation system allows its customers to utilize their plastic waste and lower their energy costs. By providing a low-cost, compact and automated solution, PK Clean's goal is to make its processors as widely available as possible.

Starching introduces starch plastic products to the market with structural properties superior to the competition. The first product we manufacture will be loose fill packaging foam. Through simple processes and with inexpensive and fully renewable raw materials we are able to manufacture starch plastic products which offer resistance to moisture while maintaining the critical property of 100% biodegradability.

PCCA is the complete resource for independent compounding pharmacies, providing high-quality products, next-level education and above-and-beyond support.

StorageByMail.com provides an alternative to traditional self storage. Storage is centralized in a single, low-cost warehouse that customers access via the mail. The company offers prepaid shipping labels for sending boxes to storage and free round-trip postage.