| On Friday, July 25th, these three companies will present at our 2014 Green Grab: 2Armadillos Kuli Kuli Wash Cycle Laundry Come to the Annual Gathering and watch them pitch! What is a Green Grab? Green Grab connects high-growth sustainable companies who are seeking seed-stage investments with professional accredited investors. Described as “Shark Tank as if created by public television and not on TV, ” investors come to the table prepared to make real investments. One of last year’s companies received a $30,000 investment! Please join us as we come together to celebrate these world-changing entrepreneurs as well as the rest of our Mentor Capital Network. |
| More about the Green Grab Companies: 2Armadillos – Washington, DC 2Armadillos sells crispy roasted chickpeas to hungry people looking for a healthy snack option. Kuli Kuli – Oakland, CA Kuli Kuli sells moringa-based nutritional products to health-conscious and globally aware consumers in the United States in order to help reduce malnutrition in West Africa. Wash Cycle Laundry – Philadelphia, PA & Washington, DC Wash Cycle Laundry delivers laundry on bicycles with trailers to consumers, businesses, and institutions and washes it using sustainable, cost-competitive processes that reduce the water and energy required to do so. They also strive to create meaningful, upwardly mobile careers for those in DC and Philadelphia. |
| WIN Free Coworking Space Are you with a company that has ever participated in a WJF biz plan competition and is still running? We are thrilled that Bethesda Green is offering a free 1-year coworking space to a local green business AND our DC partners, Affinity Lab, has donated THREE (1 year, 6-month, and 3-month)! Do you want a co-working space in Bethesda or DC? Criteria: You are part of a company that went through a WJF biz plan competition over the past 11 years You are NOT currently a paying customer of Bethesda Green or Affinity Lab co-working You can attend the Opening Reception on Thurs, July 24th to network with your future co-workers . If these three criteria apply to you, email us by July 15! The spaces will be divvied up at the July 24th event by the votes of your future co-working buddies. |
| The Challenge continues! We Matched our Challenge Grant (Thank You!), but we still have a goal of 200 new members by August 1st. Join today to help us reach our goal! |
| Looking Ahead: July 24: Neighborhood Netwalk 5:15 – 6 pm Annual Gathering Kick-Off Party 6 – 8 pm at Affinity Lab 920 U St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 This Opening Reception is free to all! July 25: NextGen Prize Presentations & Investor Green Grab at Arent Fox Auditorium 1717 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 July 26: Mentor Capital in Action & Biz Plan Grand Prizes at World Resources Institute10 G St. NE, Washington, DC |