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Orbisk is an impact-driven start-up that combats food waste in corporate catering and catering establishments. Orbisk is developing an image recognition technology with the help of artificial intelligence to map food waste in the hospitality industry. With this technology, a camera above a waste bin and a scale in a restaurant kitchen, restaurants can measure exactly how much food they throw away per day. This allows them to save many kilos of food per year. The image recognition technology not only measures how much food restaurants throw away, but also what is thrown away. This provides insights that chefs and buyers can use to adjust their purchasing, stock management and menus.

TommyTomato delivers hot lunches to schools to help children eat healthier together in the classroom. Meals are vegetarian, whole grain and seasonal. TommyTomato works with sustainable packaging and social workplaces. And thus contributes to a healthy, sustainable and socially inclusive world.

Veridis has developed an innovative technology (“MADSCAN”) crucial for parties in the chain to achieve high-quality recycling possible. This technology can provide a stable, high-quality better recyclate that can be recycled more often and can be used in a high-quality way. Veridis thus provides a important contribution towards a circular chain and an alternative for the use of fossil raw materials.

Makers Unite is a social enterprise that designs and produces sustainable clothing and merchandise for companies and other customers with newcomers. From a studio in Amsterdam, they also run a program where newcomers are linked to (creative) companies and organizations and thus helped a step further with their integration in the Netherlands.

AM Flow develops 3D printing software that allows consumers to easily realize designs themselves. With its improved ease of use, Borges is helping to take the 3D printing market to the next stage. 3D printing changes production processes, reduces transport and reduces the use of raw materials.

SeaO2 has developed a technology to extract SeaO2 from the ocean. The captured SeaO2 can be used as a raw material or stored permanently. In addition to reducing SeaO2 emissions, removing SeaO2 is essential to achieve net zero SeaO2 emissions by 2050 and to prevent further global warming.

LeydenJar uses a battery technology from ECN/TNO to store 50% more energy in batteries and make them cheaper. The potential impact of this on the energy transition is great.

Grounded Investment Company invests in agricultural entrepreneurs in East and South Africa, with a focus on processing plants for non-perishable high-value crops such as tea and spices. Grounded Investment Company takes a very hands-on approach to increase the impact of the companies and to help smallholder farmers in the region in the transition to a regenerative agriculture system.

Free and critical media are indispensable for a pluralistic society. The Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) is an investment fund that provides funding to independent news media in countries where press freedom is not a given. MDIF focuses on newspapers, radio stations and TV companies in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Balkans. Through financial support, training and advice, these media organizations are strengthened.