Scaling impact across the Americas
Launched in 2016, we are now in our 8th year of supporting growth-stage ventures operating at the nexus of advanced technology, profit and impact.
Meet our Americas Cohorts
Each year we identify and privately invite a select portfolio of growth-stage ventures to join the Unreasonable Impact Americas.
Ardent Technologies
Making point source carbon capture a no-brainer
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Erica Nemser
CEO
Aura Health
Restoring the world's mental wellness
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Steve Lee
Co-founder & CEO
Brimstone
Developing carbon-neutral Portland cement
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Cody Finke
Co-Founder & CEO
Compound Foods
Making coffee minus the beans
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Maricel Saenz
Founder & CEO
Eureciclo
Connecting companies with recyclers to offset the environmental impact of packaging
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Thiago Pinto
Founder and CEO
e-Zinc
Powering the energy transition
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James Larsen
CEO
Frost Methane Labs
Providing scalable climate change mitigation
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Olya Irzak
Founder & CEO
Hilab
Democratizing access to healthcare through localised lab testing
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Marcus Figueredo
CEO
Keel Labs
Building next-generation sustainable materials derived from nature
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Tessa Callaghan
Co-founder & CEO
NovoNutrients
Transforming carbon dioxide emissions into alternative protein food and feed ingredients
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David Tze
CEO
Proof
Creating the next evolution of business intelligence through verified ESG and impact data
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Fleur Heyns
Co-founder & CEO
Rebellyous Foods
Making plant-based meat available & affordable to everyone
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Christie Lagally
Founder & CEO
Re-Nuble
Developing peat-free inputs and organic hydroponic nutrients to grow sustainably
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Tinia Pina
Founder & CEO
Unspun
Building the world's first 3D weaving technology for fashion.
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Walden Lam
Co-founder & CEO
Variant 3D
Empowering designers and manufacturers to rapidly create 3D-knit textiles with zero waste
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Garrett Gerson
Founder & CEO
88 Ventures are part of Unreasonable Impact Americas
The Unreasonable Fellowship is supported by a global community of 1,100 Mentors — from industry experts to renowned executives and policymakers. Below are just some of the Mentors who are proactively supporting our Americas cohorts.
See all mentors »Alan Hahn
Executive Chairman and co-founder of MycoTechnology, Inc.
Amogh Bhonde
Vice President for Digital Solutions at Siemens Energy
Anuj Sharma
Founder, ALSiSAR IMPACT
Billy Parish
Founder & Executive Chair, Mosaic
Brian Gallagher
CEO, The Leargas Group I Former Global CEO United Way I Board Director
Brian Reilly
Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Banking
Carl Jefferson
Chief People Officer at Unreasonable
Cathreen Wong
Sustainable Impact Capital, Barclays; Investor in global climate-tech start-ups
Chris Ategeka
Impact Investor, Entrepreneur & an Author
Chris Yeh
Investor, Writer, Mentor, Serial Entrepreneur and Partner of Blitzscaling Ventures
Dan Rosen
Co-founder of Mosaic (one of the largest solar lenders in the US), Navajo Power, Ezra Climate, Solara, Unreasonable Fellow and former Board member
Divya Reddy
Co-Founder at Pyrium I Founding Partner of F5 Collective I Impact investor
Frances Cabrera
Vice President - Citizenship at Barclays
Hang Kei Simon Wong
Head of Transformation and Global Operation Supports at GXO Logistics Inc
Jason McBriarty
Director, Levi Strauss Foundation
Jason Van Gaal
Principal 0MC Capital | Perpetual Entrepreneur
Jolawn Victor
Board Director & C-Suite Exec
Karen Pajarillo
Investment Council Member at How Women Invest
Kathryn Wortsman
Managing Partner, Amplify Capital, Impact Venture Capitalist
Kelly Kimball
Founder, Vitu, F5 Collective, Investor
Maria Thomas
Board member and investor. Former: EIR Redesign Health | Etsy CEO | SmartThings CCO | GM NPR Digital | Product at Amazon
Martin Tartibi
VP, NA Strategy & Business Development (BD), Siemens Energy
May Jaramillo
Americas Head of Sustainable and Impact Banking
Miles Kane
VP Sales @ Tenderly | Startup Advisor
Patricia Wexler
Investor backing foundational companies of our $100T+ sustainable economy and society
Peter Gasparro
Chief Development Officer
Rachel Brewer
VP, Citizenship - Unreasonable Impact UK & Europe Lead
Richard Zimmerman
Partner, WE Family Offices (NYC/Miami) | Executive Director, Foundation House | ESG/Impact/Philanthropy/Climate Advisor/Speaker/Board Director
Rob Rouse
Managing Director, Head of Americas Equity Research at Barclays
Rwaida Gharib
World Bank Group | Ex-Obama Administration, Ex-State Dept, Ex-USAID
Ryan Martens
CTO & Founder Rally Software
Samuel Alemayehu
General Partner of C1 Ventures
Scott Lyons
Founder and Director at The Embody Lab | Best Selling Author | Holistic Psychologist
Shama Skinner
Advisor & Entrepreneurial Executive
Sonali Mehta-Rao
Entrepreneur | Early-Stage Start-up Advisor & Impact Investor | Board Member | Acumen Fellow
Ty Tashiro
Social scientist and the author of THE SCIENCE OF HAPPILY EVER AFTER and AWKWARD: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome
Wayne Suiter Matamoros
CSO at The Zone Global, Former CSO at Unreasonable & Adjunct Professor at NYU Stern
Recent News from the Impact Americas Fellowship
March 14, 2024
Your Next Pair of Walmart Pants Could Be 3D Woven
San Francisco Bay area startup Unspun is the new face of the movement to cut down on emissions and waste in fashion. Its newest assignment: making work chinos for Walmart on its 3D weaving machines.
Read on WIRED »February 8, 2024
After flirting with Houston, Compact Membrane Systems commits to Delaware with new HQ and plans to hire
Compact Membrane Systems, a Delaware-based clean energy company, plans to invest $3.1 million to expand its operations in New Castle. The expansion will create 25 new jobs and support the company's...
Read on PHL Inno »February 3, 2024
Materials Show: 3D Knitting Could Revolutionize Footwear Production, Experts Say
Researchers have developed a new 3D knitting technique that allows for the creation of complex, customizable textiles. This innovation has the potential to revolutionize the fashion industry by...
Read on Yahoo Life »January 30, 2024
Compact Membrane to spend $3.1 million to expand
Compact Membrane Systems, a Delaware-based company, plans to spend $3.1 million to expand its operations. The company specializes in developing and manufacturing advanced materials for the...
Read on Delaware LIVE News »January 4, 2024
Rebellyous Foods Calls on Food Facilities to Revolutionize Plant-Based Chicken Prices with Mock 2
Rebellyous Foods, a plant-based meat company, has developed a new processing system that they claim can reduce production costs by 60%. The company is accepting requests for proposals to implement...
Read on vegconomist - the vegan business magazine »December 31, 2023
The Top 3D Printing Videos of 2023
The article highlights the top three 3D printing videos of 2023. The videos showcase innovative applications of 3D printing technology, including the creation of a fully functional car, a 3D...
Read on 3Dnatives »December 10, 2023
COP28: Fashion Forward—Protect Africa from 'Fagia'
The fashion industry is taking steps to protect Africa from "fagia," a destructive pest threatening cotton crops. Keel Labs showcases Kelsun fiber, a sustainable material, at Stella McCartney's...
Read on Inter Press Service »October 30, 2023
Founders of Aura Health join Good Day LA
A California woman was caught on camera coughing on a baby at a yogurt shop after arguing with the baby's mother about social distancing. The incident sparked outrage and raised concerns about the...
Read on FOX 11 Los Angeles »July 27, 2023
SOCAP Partners with Proof to Conduct Private ESG Benchmark & Impact Report Across Global Early Stage Ventures
Leading impact convenor SOCAP Global has partnered with Proof, a next-gen impact intelligence company, to facilitate a large-scale assessment that will provide a snapshot into where early stage...
Read on Yahoo Finance »September 30, 2022
Proof of Impact CEO on why ESG should be an investment fundamental
CNBC Africa’s Zaneke Morrison spoke with Fleur Heyns, YPO member and CEO at Proof of Impact for more.
Read on CNBCAfrica »June 19, 2022
Top 11 Purposeful Leaders-Women Positively And Inspiringly Impacting The World
These 11 women from diverse communities and backgrounds are the positive changemakers and purposeful leaders working tirelessly for positive impact for their communities and the world.
Read on Forbes »Contact Unreasonable
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