Articles about VertueLab

Five reasons to be bullish on climate tech in the Pacific NW, according to entrepreneurs and leaders

by Lisa Stiffler on September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 at 3:44 pm

Climate tech can be a somewhat scary sector for investors to make their bets. Backing companies that are building physical stuff — like batteries and solar panels, devices to capture… Read More

Tech Moves: Salesforce-backed Oleria hires CTO; Microsoft vet joins Lyra Health; and more

by Nate Bek on May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 at 11:08 am

— Salesforce-backed cybersecurity startup Oleria hired Siva Garudayagari as its chief technology officer. Garudayagari has more than 20 years of enterprise software experience. He worked in various roles at Microsoft,… Read More

Tech Moves: Flexe CTO departs; Impinj names chief innovation officer; and more

by Charlotte Schubert on January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 at 6:03 pm

— David Glick left his position as chief technology officer of on-demand warehousing startup Flexe. Glick spent nearly four years at Flexe, which raised $119 million million in July, pushing… Read More

Seattle startup has a climate friendly solution to the sticky problem of petroleum-based adhesives

by Lisa Stiffler on November 16, 2022November 17, 2022 at 8:34 am

Every year, billions of packages are shipped in the U.S. alone. While Amazon and others are trying to shrink the size and environmental footprint of the boxes and mailers being… Read More

Can we innovate our way out of the climate crisis? Venture capitalists sound off on saving the Earth

by Lisa Stiffler on September 2, 2021September 24, 2021 at 10:51 am

Eager investors keep coming. It’s the Amazon employee who has seen the company’s stock price rise steadily; the former venture capitalist who wants a crack at big financial returns in… Read More

$5M Climate Impact Fund launches to support entrepreneurs tackling the climate crisis

by Lisa Stiffler on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 at 10:11 am

Portland-based nonprofit VertueLab launched its $5 million Climate Impact Fund on Wednesday to support early stage, clean tech entrepreneurs focused on addressing climate change causes and moving to a carbon-free… Read More

Energy-saving, waste-reducing, planet-helping startups join 2020 Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator

by Lisa Stiffler on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 at 11:32 am

Seattle’s CleanTech Alliance and Portland-based VertueLab have announced the 2020 cohort of environmentally-focused startups for its Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator. The 15-week program targets early stage companies for “cleantech-specific” instruction, mentoring,… Read More