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28.04.2022 | Renewal4 Invests in Tru Earth | Vancouver, BC (April 28, 2022) – Mission-based venture capital firm, Renewal Funds, has led the Seri... | Array |
18.03.2022 | Renewal Funds Selected for the ImpactAssets 50TM 2022 Impact... | The IA 50 2022 Impact Fund is the industry’s first publicly available, searchable resource of impact... | Array;Arra... |
04.10.2021 | Fresh Prep Secures $21 Million in Series B Funding and Expan... | Vancouver, B.C (Oct 4, 2021) – We are excited to share that Renewal4 portfolio company Fresh Prep ha... | Array;Arra... |
06.04.2021 | Renewal4 Invests in Caboo Paper Products | Vancouver, BC (April 6, 2021) – Caboo Paper Products, a Vancouver-based tree-free household paper pr... | Array;Arra... |
16.09.2020 | Youth Impact Challenge Awards over $50k to Canada’s Sustaina... | Canada’s leading impact investors launch the first Youth Impact Challenge to empower young innovator... | - |
26.06.2020 | Renewal4 Invests in Evive | Montreal, QC (June 26, 2020) – Evive, a leader in organic, plant-based smoothies, has received a $3.... | Array |
12.05.2020 | Renewal4 Leads Series A in Fresh Prep | Vancouver, BC — Meal kit delivery service, Fresh Prep, completes their Series A round of financing o... | - |
11.05.2020 | Renewal4 Invests in Uncle Matt’s Organic | Original Founders Complete Acquisition and Secure Dream Team of Investors and Advisory Board;CLERMON... | Array;Arra... |
25.02.2020 | Renewal4 Invests in Olea Edge Analytics | AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Olea Edge Analytics announced it has completed a $9 mill... | Array;Arra... |
19.02.2020 | Hodo Closes Series B Funding with Renewal Funds | Oakland, February 2020 – Hodo, a leading plant-based foods company producing organic, clean-ingredie... | Array;Arra... |
25.09.2019 | Renewal Funds announces final close of Renewal4 Fund at C$14... | Vancouver, BC – Renewal Funds is pleased to announce that its latest fund, Renewal4, has closed at C... | Array;Arra... |
12.06.2019 | Renewal Funds One of Three Funds to Receive Federal Investme... | Via PE Hub;The federal government’s Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI) has committed $50 mil... | Array;Arra... |
25.04.2019 | Cascadia Launches World’s First Fiberglass Window Wall | Langley, B.C., Canada: Cascadia Windows & Doors proudly launches the world’s first fiberglass-fr... | - |
11.03.2019 | Joel Solomon: Secrets From an Impact Investor Leading the Cl... | https://changecreator.com/blog/2019/02/27/joel-solomon-secrets-from-an-impact-investor-leading-the-c... | Array |
11.03.2019 | Nicole Bradbury Named to BC Business’s Most Influential Wome... | Nicole Bradbury, Renewal Funds Partner (and first employee, 2008) has been honored as one of British... | Array |
08.03.2019 | Blush Lane/SPUD collect 95,000 feminine products in support ... | https://www.blushlane.com/blog-no-woman-without-wrap-up/;SPUD.ca Edmonton and Blush Lane Organic Mar... | Array;Arra... |
15.02.2019 | Joel Solomon featured in The Guardian | The Guardian, February 10, 2019;https://www.theguardian.com/bank-australia-clean-money;“We have to m... | Array |
31.01.2019 | 2019 Global Cleantech 100 – Opus One and Terramera | Opus One Solutions (Renewal4) and Terramera (Renewal3) have been named to the Global Cleantech Top 1... | - |
17.01.2019 | Goddess Garden Named to Real Leaders 100 Top Impact Companie... | Goddess Garden, a Renewal3 portfolio company, has been named a Top 100 Impact Company in the first R... | Array |
11.01.2019 | Joel Solomon Talks Clean Money and Impact Investing | Impact Investing, Philanthropy, and Clean Money with Joel Solomon, Partner at Renewal Funds – The Ge... | Array |
10.01.2019 | Investing in the Future of Food: Sweet Earth finds success b... | 09-Jan-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford;First time entrepreneurs often lament that if they had known how m... | Array |
10.01.2019 | FoodLogiQ Names Sean O’Leary as New CEO | DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — FoodLogiQ, the leading SaaS provider of traceability, food... | Array;Arra... |
13.12.2018 | First Renewal4 Portfolio Company: Opus One Solutions | NEW YORK and TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Opus One Solutions, the leader in transactive... | Array;Arra... |
22.11.2018 | Genevieve Pinto Named WXN Top 100 Canada’s Most Powerful Wom... | Renewal Funds Partner, Genevieve Pinto, is honored as Top 100 Canada’s Most Powerful Women by Women’... | Array |
14.11.2018 | SPUD Wins Innovation Award at Zero Waste Conference | SPUD.ca, one of earliest Renewal Funds portfolio companies, was recognized last week for their reusa... | - |
25.10.2018 | Opti Featured on CNBC | Opti, a Renewal3 portfolio company, is featured in CNBC story on how technology can prevent expensiv... | Array;Arra... |
25.10.2018 | We’re Hiring! Director of Finance & Operations | We are expanding our team to support our next fund and are currently seeking an experienced finance ... | Array |
17.10.2018 | Scott Lerner Joins Farmhouse Culture as CEO | Via NOSH;CPG veteran Scott Lerner will take over as CEO of fermented food brand Farmhouse Culture st... | Array;Arra... |
11.09.2018 | Big News for the B Economy | Pleased to share this important article on Benefit Corporations from Jay Coen Gilbert, Co-Founder of... | Array;Arra... |
29.08.2018 | Beyond plastic: How to fix a broken food system | Thierry Jean, CEO of Renewal3 portfolio company Prana contributed an article to the Globe and Mail;J... | Array;Arra... |
15.08.2018 | FoodLogiQ Named one of Forbes’ Most Innovative AgTech Startu... | The problems facing America’s farmers in 2018 are as diverse as their crop varieties: Labor shortage... | Array;Arra... |
08.08.2018 | Business in Vancouver Green Space: Ethical Investing | Paul Richardson was recently interviewed for Business in Vancouver’s annual Green Space addition:;By... | Array;Arra... |
07.07.2018 | Be Sun Smart AND Reef Safe | Goddess Garden, a Renewal3 portfolio company, is featured in Fast Company’s article on the importanc... | Array |
30.06.2018 | Rustic Crust Raises $8 million in New Capital | Rustic Crust, a Renewal2 portfolio company, has secured a new partner in Advantage Capital Agribusin... | Array;Arra... |
30.06.2018 | FoodLogiQ Announces First Partners for Food Transparency Blo... | FoodLogiQ, a Renewal3 portfolio company, has launched FoodLogiQ Labs and secured their inaugural blo... | Array |
29.06.2018 | Cascadia’s Universal Series Named Green Building Product of ... | CaGBC is a leading organization in pursuing green developments and accelerating the movement towards... | Array |
21.06.2018 | Renewal Funds is Best for the World, Overall! | Renewal Funds has been recognized for creating extraordinary positive impact as a business based on ... | Array;Arra... |
01.06.2018 | Cascadia’s Universal Series Achieves Passive House Institute... | LANGLEY, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The momentum continues to build for one of North America’s... | Array;Arra... |
01.06.2018 | Prana Wins Best Sweet Snack at the Canadian Grand Prix New P... | Prana BioVegan, a Renewal3 portfolio company, won Best New Sweet Snack at the Canadian Grand Prix Ne... | Array |
30.04.2018 | Impact Capital Managers Launches with 25 Leading Investors a... | Renewal Funds is a proud founding member of the Impact Capital Managers, joining a distinguished gro... | - |
10.04.2018 | Jay Coen Gilbert and Paul Richardson Discuss How To Invest A... | Renewal Funds is a pioneer and leader in the impact investment space and a founding B Corp. Every co... | Array |
30.03.2018 | FoodLogiQ Secures $19.5M in Oversubscribed Financing Round | Testo, Tyson Ventures, Pontifax AgTech, Nicola Wealth Management and Greenhouse Capital join Renewal... | Array;Arra... |
02.02.2018 | Ontario Partners with Miovision Technologies to Help Company... | The partnership between Ontario and Miovision, a Renewal2 portfolio company, will create 275 new job... | Array |
02.02.2018 | Using Opti Technology to Improve Kansas City’s Water Quality... | City Manager Andy Shively “is on a mission to save Kansas City Water ratepayers $1 billion, while de... | Array;Arra... |
02.02.2018 | Terramera Included in SVG Partners’ THRIVE Top 50 | Terramera, a Renewal3 portfolio company, has been included in the annual ranking of 50 leading agric... | Array;Arra... |
12.01.2018 | Cascadia Windows & Doors Introduces the Universal Series | Cascadia Windows & Doors, a Renewal3 portfolio company, has release their new, Passive House Cer... | Array;Arra... |
19.12.2017 | Paul Richardson, Climate Action Superhero! | Paul Richardson, Renewal Funds CEO, was featured in Genus Fossil-free’s series of Climate Action Sup... | Array;Arra... |
19.12.2017 | Alter Eco Acquired by Next World Evergreen – Delivering a Su... | Alter Eco, a Renewal2 portfolio company, has been acquired by Next World Evergreen. This transaction... | Array |
08.12.2017 | Kelly and Brian Swette Found Center for Sustainable Food Sys... | The founders of Sweet Earth Natural Foods, a recently exited Renewal3 portfolio company, have made a... | Array |
28.11.2017 | Miovision helps guide Canada’s Smart City Challenge | “The future of smart cities requires open technology, and we encouraged the government to make openn... | Array |
08.11.2017 | Terramera Featured in Forbes | Terramera, a Renewal3 portfolio company. is the sole producer of USDA Certified Organic neem oil, a ... | Array |
22.10.2017 | Renewal Funds featured in Water Canada Magazine | An Outcomes-based Venture Capital Solution to Water Challenges;By Paul Richardson;On July 12, 2017, ... | Array |
18.10.2017 | Goddess Garden Wins Breakout Brand Award at Naturally Boulde... | Congratulations to the great team at Goddess Garden, a Renewal3 portfolio company, for being honored... | - |
10.10.2017 | CNN Tech Article on Opti – the Future of Flood Management | Opti, a Renewal3 portfolio company, develops stormwater management software that is more important n... | Array |
02.10.2017 | Mike Battistel of Cascadia Windows awarded “Entrepreneur of ... | Mike Battistel, President of Cascadia Windows (a Renewal3 portfolio company) recognized as the Clean... | Array |
26.09.2017 | 2017 Best for the World | January 9, 2018 REVISION: We are excited to announce that Renewal Funds is a 2017 Best for the World... | Array |
26.09.2017 | Paul Richardson on Roundhouse Radio, Business in Vancouver | Listen to Paul Richardson, Renewal Funds CEO, on how mission venture capital is funding social and e... | Array |
11.09.2017 | The Non-Paradox Of Highly Successful Profit-From-Purpose Bus... | The case for investing in companies with a clear purpose to serve the greater good, through the very... | Array |
08.09.2017 | Nestlé to Purchase Sweet Earth, a Renewal Funds Portfolio Co... | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE;Nestlé to Purchase Sweet Earth, a Renewal Funds Portfolio Company;Vancouver, B... | Array;Arra... |
22.08.2017 | Philadelphia Uses Opti’s Smart Technology to Manage Stormwat... | Check out the full story here: https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/philadelphia-government-a... | Array |
11.07.2017 | Renewal2 Successfully Exits Aquatic Informatics – Delivering... | Aquatics Informatics has sold a majority position to XPV Water Partners – a specialized water techno... | Array |
28.06.2017 | Renewal3 Portfolio Company, Better Bean, Acquired by Hain Ce... | We are proud to announce that Better Bean has been acquired by Hain Celestial’s Cultivate Ventures. ... | Array;Arra... |
27.06.2017 | Women-Led Businesses Are Winners | Blog by Nicole Bradbury, Renewal Funds SVP;At Renewal we were recently reminded about a Babson Colle... | Array |
26.06.2017 | Mama Earth featured in the Financial Post | Mama Earth Organics, a Renewal3 portfolio company, is one of Ontario’s leaders in organic home deliv... | Array |
25.04.2017 | Joel Solomon Featured in the National Observer | Join us in congratulating Joel on the release of his book, Clean Money Revolution! Get a snapshot of... | Array;Arra... |
13.04.2017 | Renewal Funds’ Impact Report | As a “mission venture capital” firm, our goal is equally for financial success and positive impact f... | Array;Arra... |
29.03.2017 | Forbes Interviews Sweet Earth President, Brian Swette | “With Sweet Earth Natural Foods, A Corporate Couple Goes From Pepsi And Whoppers To Quinoa Burritos”... | Array |
16.03.2017 | Big Wins at Expo West! | Excellent news from last weeks’ Natural & Organic Products Expo West, North America’s largest na... | Array;Arra... |
15.03.2017 | Joel Solomon, Renewal Chair, to lead an RSF Integrated Capit... | San Francisco, March 13, 2017—In its latest initiative to revolutionize investing and giving, RSF So... | Array |
08.03.2017 | Renewal3 Portfolio Company, Sweet Earth, Grabs Two NEXTY Nom... | MONTEREY, Calif., March 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Sweet Earth Natural Foods, the award-winning, globall... | Array;Arra... |
08.03.2017 | Farmhouse Culture Lands $6.5 Million Investment Led by 301 I... | Renewal Funds is proud to announce that Renewal3 portfolio company, Farmhouse Culture, has inked a d... | Array |
08.03.2017 | Terramera Recognized as a BC CleanTech Revenue Growth Leader | Vancouver-based cleantech innovator, Terramera, is listed on Ready to Rocket’s CleanTech list for 20... | Array;Arra... |
03.03.2017 | Back to the Roots in the NY Times | Back to the Roots, a Renewal3 portfolio company, is changing the way kids eat breakfast in New York ... | Array |
03.03.2017 | Aquatic Informatics Named a 2017 Top CleanTech Leader | Rocket Builders selected Aquatic Informatics, a Renewal2 portfolio company, among 250 companies as a... | Array;Arra... |
03.03.2017 | Terramera Wins Innovation Award | Renewal3 portfolio company, Terramera was recently recognized for their innovative, organic, agricul... | Array |
24.02.2017 | Renewal Funds and the Who’s Who of Impact Investing | Thanks to Ted Rheingold for compiling this comprehensive list of impact venture funds doing GoodBusi... | Array |
24.02.2017 | Opti Technology in Action | See how the Brooklyn Botanical Garden has implemented Opti’s Nimbus software so save time, water, an... | Array |
15.02.2017 | Aquatic Informatics Wins Environmental Business Journal Achi... | Renewal2 portfolio company, Aquatic Informatics, was recently recognized the Environmental Business ... | Array;Arra... |
15.02.2017 | Opti Raises $5.5M to Scale Intelligent Stormwater Management | Renewal3 portfolio company, Opti, has successfully closed $5.5M in equity funding. Renewal3 is a pro... | Array |
17.01.2017 | Goddess Garden CEO, Nova Covington’s Maternal Instincts Lead... | The most recent addition to the Renewal3 portfolio, Goddess Garden, was originally a mother’s attemp... | Array |
17.01.2017 | Miovision Launches Laboratory to Advance Traffic Data as a F... | Miovision, a Renewal2 portfolio company, has partnered with CPCS, a management consulting firm focus... | Array |
12.01.2017 | Renewal Funds Profiled in Corporate Knights | Read the full article highlighting us and many of our colleagues in the #impactinvestment space: htt... | Array |
12.12.2016 | Renewal2 and Renewal3 Honored as Best for the World Funds | Renewal2 and Renewal3 (the two fund products of Renewal Funds company), were named ”Best for the Wor... | Array |
07.12.2016 | Renewal3 Invests in Goddess Garden Organics | PRESS RELEASE:;Goddess Garden Organics Closes Series A Funding with Renewal Funds, a Mission-Based V... | - |
15.11.2016 | Sweet Earth, Kelly Swette Featured in Food Business News | Sweet Earth Natural Foods, a Renewal3 portfolio company, has been on an incredible growth trajectory... | Array |
28.10.2016 | Renewal Funds Named to Clean15 | Renewal Funds is thrilled to be included in the Divest-Invest Clean Fifteen, which highlights a cons... | Array |
12.10.2016 | Mama Earth Organics featured in the Financial Post | Mama Earth Organics, a Renewal3 portfolio company, supports their local, Ontario farmers with their ... | Array |
11.10.2016 | Protecting Endangered Species with Aquatic Informatics’ Soft... | Learn how conservationists are using Aquatic Informatics’ water monitoring software to protect endan... | Array |
30.09.2016 | Renewal2 Exit: Seventh Generation | Seventh Generation recently announced its acquisition by Unilever Global.;The Seventh Generation mis... | Array;Arra... |
12.09.2016 | Renewal Funds Named 2016 B Corp Best for the World Honoree | PRESS RELEASE;Vancouver, BC. September 9,2016 || Renewal Funds, a founding Canadian B Corp, is a mis... | - |
28.07.2016 | Sweet Earth Wins Gold for Taste! | Sweet Earth Natural Foods, a Renewal3 portfolio company, has won four Superior Taste Gold Medal Seal... | Array |
19.07.2016 | BC Business Magazine Profile on Renewal Funds’ Co-Founder an... | BC Business Magazine’s Richard Littlemore chronicles the life’s work of Renewal’s Co-Founder and Cha... | Array |
24.06.2016 | Aquatic Informatics Wins the Water’s Next Award for “Technol... | Aquatic Informatics, a Renewal2 portfolio company, has added the Water’s Next Award for Water Resour... | Array |
20.06.2016 | Profile of Prana Co-Founder, Marie-Josée Richer | We at Renewal Funds have the privilege of working with inspiring entrepreneurs as an every day part ... | Array;Arra... |
09.05.2016 | Back to the Roots on the Cover of Conscious Company Magazine | From the moment we met with Back to the Roots founders Alejandro and Nikhil, we felt their passion a... | Array |
03.05.2016 | Alter Eco’s 2015 Impact Report | From sourcing, to packaging, to carbon – Alter Eco embodies what it means to be a Best for the World... | Array |
21.03.2016 | Sensible Organics is a B-Corp! | The Renewal Funds team has recognized that Sensible Organics is a particularly special company for a... | Array |
21.12.2015 | Aquatic Informatics and Miovision Named to Deloitte’s Techno... | Aquatic Informatics and Miovision, both Renewal2 portfolio companies, were recently honored as two o... | Array;Arra... |
21.12.2015 | Renewal Funds Named ImpactAssets 50 Manager | We are excited to announce that for the third year, Renewal Funds has been selected as an ImpactAsse... | Array |