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Ecocentricity Blogby John Anderson Lanier

Supporting Innovation with Biomimicry

 

Biomimicry Launchpad

The Biomimicry Launchpad features a virtual 10-week customer discovery and technology validation incubator that covers topics such as understanding a customer’s problem or need, articulating a value proposition, and how to build a rockstar team.

“Seeding and accelerating nature-inspired solutions to global challenges is the aim of this partnership,” said John Lanier, executive director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. "I know that my grandfather, Ray Anderson, would have been an enthusiastic supporter of this challenge and the teams who enter it. With our support, the best ideas will be the seeds of new businesses that will carry forward Ray’s vision – that with nature as a guide, business and industry can change the world for the better.”

Ray of Hope Prize®

The Ray of Hope Prize® is a $100,000 prize competition that provides top biomimicry startups with sustainable business training, media & industry exposure, and funding to accelerate their path to commercial success. This prize is awarded to the top nature-inspired startup following Ray’s legacy of sustainable business success.

Past Ray of Hope Prize Winners

2016 - BioNurse (Now Lifepatch) from Chile

2017 - NexLoop from New York City

2018 - Nucleário from Brazil

2019 - Watchtower from Boston

2020 - ECOncrete® from Israel

2021 - Spintex from the United Kingdom

2022 - GreenPod Labs from India

In the News

December 28, 2022

A Founder-Focused Accelerator Guided By Nature

December 22, 2022

A Startup Support Program Focused on Founders and Their Connection to Nature

Reprinted from Biomimicry Institute's Blog

December 14, 2022

Ray of Hope Prize Winner, GreenPod Labs, Featured on Earth.org

ECOncrete® Wins the 2020 Ray of Hope Prize® -Read the Story.

Announcing the 2020 Ray of Hope Prize Finalists

Read the story.

Team NexLoop wins the 2nd Annual $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize™ Watch the video.

BioNurse Soil Restoration Innovation wins the Inaugural $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize™ Watch the video.

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