Our planet has got some serious issues. This podcast has got some serious solutions. Norrsken and Spotify are proud to present How We Fix This - a new podcast series hosted and narrated by Alexander Skarsgård. From cow farts to cocoa-free chocolate to carbon-free cement, this series spotlights eight pioneering startups - selected from the Norrsken Impact/100 list - and their innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Because if they win, we all win. Featured in season 1: Brimstone (USA) Planet A Foods (Germany) Volta Greentech (Sweden) Neoplants (France) SunFi (Nigeria) Commons (USA) Nilus (Argentina) Plan A (Germany) Special thanks to our friends at the Stockholm Resilience Centre for helping us navigate these complex issues. New episodes every Wednesday - listen exclusively on Spotify. https://lnkd.in/deXJwZA4
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Norrsken supports founders with the knowledge, network and capital they need to make saving the world their business. We operate award-winning Norrsken House hubs in Stockholm, Sweden, Barcelona, Spain and Kigali, Rwanda. We manage the Norrsken Accelerator, the world’s leading accelerator program for early-stage impact startups, and we’ve incubated five impact-focused venture capital funds, with 100+ portfolio companies and nearly 1b USD under management. Norrsken is a non-profit, non-religious and non-partisan foundation founded in 2016 by Niklas Adalberth, the co-founder of Klarna. Join in and be part of the solution.
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We're thrilled to welcome Prof. Dr. Martin R. Stuchtey to Impact/Week 2024. Martin is a professor at the University of Innsbruck and the founder of The Landbanking Group. He previously led McKinsey's work in sustainability, and is a long-time strategic advisor to the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The Landbanking Group is building a platform for managing nature as an asset class. Impact/Week 2024, November 6-7, Norrsken Barcelona. Get your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/dM3NvHai
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We're thrilled to share Spotify's latest How We Fix This episode: 'The Solar-Son of West Africa', a conversation between #AlexanderSkarsgard Rotimi Thomas 🚀🚀 Here, Rotimi talks about his journey into solar energy. He illustrates the passion and spark that unites him, Tomiwa Igun, Olaoluwa Faniyi , and Somto Okoye (née Dimobi) - the passion that makes SunFi the power force that it is. This episode it's not just about innovation—it’s filled with personal stories, humor, and a passion that shines as brightly as our technology⭐⭐ Listen to Rotimi share the SunFi experience, the challenges we've faced, and the funny moments that have shaped our path💡💡 We're grateful to Norrsken for facilitating this. Here, technology meets laughter and innovation💫 Don’t miss out! Tap in to listen➡️➡️ https://lnkd.in/dVTE6uED #Norrsken #Spotify #SunFi #FounderStory
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📣 Job of the Month Alert! Syre, a Norrsken VC portfolio company, is aiming to decarbonise and de-waste the textile industry with its innovative recycled polyester. Syre is now recruiting for a Business Development Feedstock role, to drive partnerships in Europe, ensure feedstock is secured, and scale recycling operations for everything from fashion to home interiors, industrial textiles, and beyond. Ready to tackle the textile waste crisis? Be part of the solution with Syre, apply here: https://lnkd.in/d355T5MT Not your style, but still want to use your career as a force for good? Check out 708 other opportunities within our ecosystem: https://lnkd.in/d7UxKknM #job #hiring #career #impact
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(Sound ON!!) This week's episode of How We Fix This is a banger. Featuring the inimitable Rotimi Thomas of SunFi, and his quest to give the people of West Africa easy access to solar power. Why is this such a big deal? Because, as Rotimi says, "there’s no power, all the time". 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dijmn8-b How We Fix This is a podcast by Norrsken and Spotify. For more inspiring stories of people building solutions to the worlds’ greatest problems, check out the Norrsken Impact/100 at https://lnkd.in/dpaayYPq #podcast
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We're thrilled to welcome Zoe Peden to Impact/Week 2024. London-based Zoe Peden is a partner at Ananda Impact Ventures, a pioneering impact fund that has been backing seed- and series A founders for over a decade. An ex-founder herself, Zoe leads deals in healthtech, nature and biotech. She is a massive Star Wars-fan and known to her friends as Zobiwan. Impact/Week 2024, November 6-7, at Norrsken Barcelona. Get your ticket here, and may the force be with you: https://lnkd.in/dM3NvHai
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We're delighted to welcome Anna Koivuniemi to Impact/Week 2024. 🎉 Anna leads the Google DeepMind Impact Accelerator, an organization set up to accelerate the social impact of Google DeepMind's technologies and expertise to benefit humanity. She joined Google DeepMind in June 2023, prior to which she was a partner in McKinsey & Company, where she worked for almost 17 years, leading the largest AI alliance and the global Growth Strategy practice with the purpose to raise aspirations and support companies to drive sustainable and inclusive growth. Impact/Week 2024, November 6-7, Norrsken House Barcelona. Get your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/dM3NvHai
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On this week's episode of How We Fix This: Super Scary Super Plants 🧬🌱 What if you could solve problems through nature itself? Lionel Mora and Neoplants are trying exactly that, using something called synthetic biology. They’re hacking the DNA of plants to make them do new things. Scary and cool in equal measure. How We Fix This, a podcast by Norrsken and Spotify, is available now. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Listen here! https://lnkd.in/grJGT4_Y
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Renewable energy has some issues. Assets are aging, in remote locations, and failing in unpredictable climates. These challenges are increasing cost and risk, but wait - Kavaken has entered the chat. 🦸♂️ Meet Norrsken Accelerator 2023 alumni Bora, co-founder of Kavaken, the renewable energy whisperer. They extract data from renewable assets and use A3I—Artificial, Automated, and Augmented Intelligence - to boost production, uptime, efficiency, and reduce risks. More green energy, fewer headaches. Kavaken just secured a $1.1M seed-round to supercharge their mission. Congrats, Kavaken team! Here’s to a future where renewable energy assets can grow old gracefully . 🌍 🔗 Press release in comments
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The Norrsken Accelerator 2024 cohort is now complete!! 🎉 Join us in welcoming 20 of the world's most promising impact startups and their visionary founders. • Selected from over 3000 applicants (the most we’ve ever had!) • Working on some of our most pressing challenges - climate change, circularity, biodiversity, disease prevention, trust and economic growth • They’ll be joining us from 9 countries • 50% of founding teams are mixed gender (compared to an industry average of 15%) Get to know them here: https://lnkd.in/dXJNbmDr We can’t wait to see you all in Stockholm 🇸🇪 BeChained - Stefano Melchior, Bardia Rafieian DREV - Arelys Sosa, Thomas Tingelöf Nobody Engineering - Ville Ilkkala, Iridian Kiiskinen Net Zero Build - Kristijan Jordanov , Ludvig Klasman BrainZell - Petra Szeszula, Robin Pronk Startbutton Africa - Bolake Mallick, Kelechi Oti Beans - Louis Paulet, Ines Sánchez-Castillo Velge Algoma - Josef Bromovsky, Kyle MertensMeyer, Seyfihan Usarer Crane Biosciences Inc. - Luca Bolondi, Sujaan Das Rye - Diego Vega, Raul Ferreira, Joshua Comley Engrate - Anna Engman, Patrik Fagerfjäll, Christopher Engman tappi - Kenfield Griffith, Louis Majanja AI Bob - Petter Wallberg, Elin Mårtensson Cellstack - Nana Afriyie, Seema Chouhan, Bikash Sah Leeana - Lewis Pierson, Denis Frischmann PryvX - Gaspar Wosa, Jayesh K, Margit Arctaedius RemoteSolar GmbH - Michael Schmitz, Patrick Muller, Mathias Kühne FLOX Robotics - Sára Nožková, Tomas Becklin, Marco Moletta LexEnergy - Robin Andersson, Matilda Thorsell Aerleum - Sébastien Fiedorow, Steven Bardey