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- #### [![How Collective Intelligence is Scaling Global Impact](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Cisco%20Blog.png) July 10, 2026 How Collective Intelligence is Scaling Global Impact](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/how-collective-intelligence-is-scaling-global-impact)
- #### [![Practical Greentech: Platforms Making Sustainability Work](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Moodys%20Blog_Practical%20Greentech.png) October 27, 2025 Practical Greentech: Platforms Making Sustainability Work Startups are decentralizing climate solutions through digital platforms, data, and marketplaces to rapidly empower local communities.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/practical-greentech-platforms-making-sustainability-work)
- #### [![La tecnología digital verde: Un eje clave para la acción climática](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Moodys%20Blog_Practical%20Greentech_SP.png) October 27, 2025 La tecnología digital verde: Un eje clave para la acción climática 6 startups están descentralizando las soluciones climáticas vía plataformas digitales, datos y mercados en línea, empoderando a las comunidades locales.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/la-tecnologia-digital-verde-un-eje-clave-para-la-accion-climatica)
- #### [![Scaling Impact Beyond the Tools: How MENA-Based Business Support Organizations Are Building Inclusive Digital Economies Through Human-AI Collaboration](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Google%20Blog%20MENA_Impact%20Beyond%20the%20Tools.png) October 6, 2025 Scaling Impact Beyond the Tools: How MENA-Based Business Support Organizations Are Building Inclusive Digital Economies Through Human-AI Collaboration Across the MENA region, BSOs’ impact reaches beyond individuals, transforming communities to build inclusive digital economies.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/scaling-impact-beyond-the-tools-how-mena-based-business-support-organizations-are-building-inclusive-digital-economies-through-human-ai-collaboration)
- #### [![Passing the Baton Hiking Stick: A Conversation Between Allie Burns and Ellen Brooks](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Blog_Passing%20the%20Baton_Allie%20and%20Ellen%20CEO%20Convo.png) October 2, 2025 Passing the Baton (Hiking Stick): A Conversation Between Allie Burns and Ellen Brooks After six and a half years as CEO and more than nine years with the organization, Allie Burns stepped aside, and Ellen Brooks took the helm. To mark the transition, Allie and Ellen sat down for a conversation about impact entrepreneurship, leadership, and the power of community.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/passing-the-baton-hiking-stick-a-conversation-between-allie-burns-and-ellen-brooks)
- #### [![Many Entrepreneurs Are Locked Out: ESO Ventures and the Infrastructure Gap in US Business](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Resource%20Storytelling%20Blog_ESO%20Ventures.png) September 30, 2025 Many Entrepreneurs Are Locked Out: ESO Ventures and the Infrastructure Gap in US Business In the US, the average white family holds eight times the wealth of the average African American family, and Latino entrepreneurs are 60% less likely to receive approval for small business loans, according to the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/many-entrepreneurs-are-locked-out-eso-ventures-and-the-infrastructure-gap-in-us-business)
- #### [![Building Climate-Solution Communities from Our Backyard](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Saleforce%20Storytelling%20Blog_Climate-Solution%20from%20Our%20Backyard.png) September 30, 2025 Building Climate-Solution Communities from Our Backyard Local startups close the climate vulnerability gap where it hits hardest—clean air, resilient housing, and accessible data—building solutions from the ground up.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/building-climate-solution-communities-from-our-backyard)
- #### [![Sustainability as a Story: Startups Reimagining Climate Solutions Through Culture and Innovation](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Sage%20Blogs_US.png) September 8, 2025 Sustainability as a Story: Startups Reimagining Climate Solutions Through Culture and Innovation Three startups fuse bio-innovation, storytelling, and design to reframe sustainability—not as tech alone, but as cultural and ecological transformation.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/sustainability-as-a-story-startups-reimagining-climate-solutions-through-culture-and-innovation)
- #### [![Solutions Built to Last (and Loop)](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Sage%20Blogs_Europe.png) September 8, 2025 Solutions Built to Last (and Loop) In Europe, startups are using insects, land data, and satellite AI to drive circular economy solutions that can scale while restoring ecosystems.In Europe, startups are using insects, land data, and satellite AI to drive circular economy solutions that can scale while restoring ecosystems.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/solutions-built-to-last-and-loop)
- #### [![Lived Experience Drives Startup Innovation](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Blog_Lived%20Experience%20Drives%20Startup%20Innovation_SC%20WiT.png) August 4, 2025 Lived Experience Drives Startup Innovation Founder-led startups rooted in personal struggle drive smarter, empathetic solutions – reshaping immigration, maternal care, and financial access with AI and heart.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/lived-experience-drives-startup-innovation)
- #### [![The Second Life of Food: How Waste Becomes Wealth](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Blog_The%20Second%20Life%20of%20Food_Posner.png) August 4, 2025 The Second Life of Food: How Waste Becomes Wealth Every day, tons of food near expiration, or that’s simply deemed “surplus,” get cast aside as waste. Not because it’s unsafe or inedible, but because the systems around food distribution weren’t designed to value what doesn’t sell fast enough. ](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/the-second-life-of-food-how-waste-becomes-wealth)
- #### [![La economía circular de los alimentos: Cómo los residuos se convierten en riqueza](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Blog_The%20Second%20Life%20of%20Food_Posner_SP.png) August 4, 2025 La economía circular de los alimentos: Cómo los residuos se convierten en riqueza En la economía circular, las startups están convirtiendo los residuos alimentarios en valor utilizando tecnología de comunicación e inteligencia artificial.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/la-economia-circular-de-los-alimentos-como-los-residuos-se-convierten-en-riqueza)

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