• AtmoCooling

  Participated · Seed · Mar 2025

  AtmoCooling develops a proprietary seawater evaporative cooling system that lowers ambient temperatures to create optimized microclimates for agriculture and sustainable development. The system leverages brine and seawater instead of freshwater, offering a scalable, sustainable alternative to traditional cooling methods and reducing heat stress on crops, infrastructure, and communities. The company is advancing pilot deployments in key arid regions and expanding partnerships with researchers, agricultural producers, and sustainability innovators. Led by CEO Paul Mahacek and headquartered in Seattle, WA, AtmoCooling intends to use recent funding to expand operations and grow its business reach. The article does not disclose revenue or user metrics.

• Sturdy Exchange

  Participated · Seed · Oct 2021

  STURDY.exchange operates an NFT marketplace aimed at artists and fans, launched by STURDY. with a genesis drop and weekly drops planned. The platform was built on Flow to minimize environmental impact and supports multiple payment methods (credit card, wire, BTC, ETH) in a single user account. It completed a beta soft-launch that sold out a 5,000-piece generative art project in collaboration with SomeHoodlum. Early drops include partnerships with Death From Above, Franky Aguilar, Misha Vladimirskiy and forthcoming projects with Bacardi and Boi-1Da. The exchange is backed operationally by STURDY.'s creative and production teams, including Tyler Henry and Matthew Goulet, with involvement from manager Andrew Gertler. The company is based in Los Angeles and emphasizes user-friendly purchase experiences and artist utility (signed gear, meet-and-greets, live-show access).

No current team members are available.