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The VentureWell network is at it again!

Congrats to these program alums on their latest milestones:
🚀 Aerogen Systems and Rise Reforming joined the Y Combinator Summer 2026 cohort

🧺 Ultropia CEO and co-founder Amy Jean Swanson was named to the Activate 2026 Cohort

💰 Auxilium Health, Inc raised $3.4M in their seed round

💸 Elevair co-founder Nishtaa Modi, Veina CEO and co-founder Saardhak Bhrugubanda, Lumenate CEO and co-founder Haley Slosberg were each awarded $50K from Maryland Technology Development Corporation - TEDCO

🌟 Join us in celebrating these founders and their teams! We can’t wait to see what’s next!

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They're part of a new generation of innovations reshaping how food is grown, processed, distributed, and sustained.

Meet 10 ventures and leaders from the VentureWell network using science, technology, and entrepreneurship to build more resilient food systems.

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Breakthrough climate technologies need more than strong science. They also need funding models that reflect the realities of commercialization.

That challenge was at the center of the first convening in our new Idea to Impact Roundtable Series, where leaders from venture capital, philanthropy, government, industry, and entrepreneurial support organizations came together to explore how we can better support climate technologies on the path to market.

This conversation is just the beginning. We'll continue convening leaders, sharing insights, and advancing solutions that strengthen the systems supporting science and technology innovation.