Plug and Play Sustainability

The fashion industry is starting to use carbon capture to create more sustainable textiles. 🌱 👗 Startups like LanzaTech, Fairbrics, and @CleanO₂ are turning CO₂ into fibers, helping make fashion more eco-friendly. With backing from the EU’s Green Deal and Innovation Fund, this technology is pushing the industry closer to climate neutrality. Want to learn how these innovations are changing fashion? Check out our latest blog for more details!  https://pnptc.in/4iepBQP #SustainableFashion #CarbonCapture #PNPTC

🌍 Applications have been extended for the UN Tourism Artificial Intelligence Global Startup Challenge! This is your chance to share your AI solutions shaping the future of tourism by making travel smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable. 📅 Applications end April 25 🔗 Submit your application today: https://pnptc.in/3C23RZu #PNPTC #UNTourism

Valley to Venture: Emerging AZ Startups and Investment Opportunities 📅 Wednesday, April 23 | 3-4pm MST | 💻 Virtual 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gDWC_9gz Join us for our next Valley to Venture showcase — a quarterly series spotlighting Arizona startups with open investment opportunities. This virtual event features 10 groundbreaking companies in emerging tech sectors like: 🛰 Satellites 🛡 Defense 🚁 EVTOLs ☀ Solar 💧 Water Purification 🏗 Land Development 🔥 Heat Mitigation 🌬 Direct Air Capture (DAC) ...and more. Whether you're an investor, ecosystem builder, or just curious about what’s brewing in Arizona’s innovation scene, this is your front-row seat to the future of frontier tech. #ValleyToVenture #AZInnovation #StartupShowcase #InvestInAZ #ClimateTech #DeepTech #VentureCapital #PNPTCAZ #ArizonaStartups #EmergingTech #EVTOL #Satellites #DefenseTech #SustainableInnovation Dean Simms-Elias Tina Phanmanivong Shea Bryant Palak Jauhari Dave Corsaro Shyaam Ramkumar Frederik Bohn Matthew Claxton Sterling Cohen Stefan Wan Stefan Faistenauer Erena Estellés Tatay Prajwal D. Juan Naveira Iacopo Bon Reza Khaj

🌿 Next week: Plug and Play’s SF Climate Week Happy Hour We’re thrilled to announce that Plug and Play’s exclusive Networking Happy Hour at SF Climate Week is shaping up to be a game-changer! Join us for engaging discussions with industry leaders, investors, and startups driving climate innovation forward. 📅 Monday, April 21 🕔 5:00 – 8:00 PM 📍 The Barrel Room, San Francisco 🥂 Enjoy premium food, drinks, and a space designed for collaboration and breakthrough conversations. Whether you're scaling, investing in, or supporting climate innovation, this is an event you won’t want to miss. 🔗 Request to join here: https://lnkd.in/gXxvcEb2 Looking forward to seeing you there! 🌱

#OpenCall for all innovators and problem solvers in the supply chain! JLR, a leading luxury automotive OEM, is launching the second Innovation Challenge with Plug and Play! The challenge is an exciting initiative designed to connect visionary #startups with one of the world’s most renowned hashtag#automotive brands. This challenge aims to identify and support cutting-edge startups shaping the future of the supply chain. 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻: • Big Data & AI • Data Privacy • Predictive Analytics • Other innovative solutions within the supply chain! 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁? • Mentorship from industry leaders and technical experts • Access to JLR and Plug and Play’s global ecosystem and resources • Strategic collaborations, pilot projects, and POCs 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to reshape the future of the supply chain. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dTYhdqHi #supplychain #startups #innovation #PNPTC #mobility

Go Nuts for Donut Boats – Exclusive Founder Event  🚤 🍩 Join us for a unique, intimate, founder-focused experience in Tempe, AZ. The goal is to foster open dialogue and build a safe space where founders can speak candidly about challenges, lessons learned, and what often gets left unsaid at traditional networking events.  When: Wednesday, April 23rd // 5:30–7:00 PM  Where: Tempe Town Lake Beach, Tempe, AZ  What: A sunset sail in donut boats (yes, actual donut-shaped boats), with drinks, snacks, and curated, closed-circle discussions As our ecosystem grows, so should the quality of our connections. This event is intentionally small—just 20 people—to create space for authentic conversation and relationship-building in a setting that’s anything but typical. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gNcK2GPj Tina Phanmanivong Josue Romero Dean Simms-Elias Palak Jauhari Shyaam Ramkumar Shea Bryant Kyle Macdonald

Tune in tomorrow for another great workshop!

✅ It’s a wrap! A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our Data Center Trend Presentation on April 9th, hosted online by Plug and Play! We truly appreciate you taking the time to attend, we hope the insights sparked new ideas and added value to your journey in the data center space.  📥 Missed it or want more?  Download our full Data Center Trend Report White Paper here:  👉 https://lnkd.in/giuKM365 A special shoutout to our amazing startup speakers: 💡 Louisa Cilenti from Clear Decisions 💡 Jon Guidroz from Aalo Atomics Thank you for sharing your innovative tech and perspectives! 📩 Want the webinar recording, slides, more info on the startups, or interested in future collaboration?  Let’s connect, just drop us a message or email arizona@pnptc.com! #datacenter #techtrends #startups #plugandplay #PNPTCAZ #innovation #digitalinfrastructure #collaboration Camilla Rizzi Matthew Claxton Tina Phanmanivong Shyaam Ramkumar Palak Jauhari Anna-Sophia E. Haub Dean Simms-Elias Dave Corsaro Tabitha Mills Maximilian Weidl

Join Plug and Play at SF Climate Week this year! How to Prepare for Scale 📅 Monday, April 21 🕔 5:00 – 8:00 PM Scaling new technologies is both an art and a science, and the best insights come from those who have done it before. This exclusive happy hour brings together a carefully curated group of #industry-leaders, #investors, and #high-growth-startups to exchange ideas on how to scale effectively. Expect to come away with strategies to execute on growth, insights from those who’ve navigated it, or connections with the founders, investors and corporates that are fueling innovation, this event is designed to spark valuable conversations. Request your spot here: https://lu.ma/sumfo2xg *Please note: space is limited to keep an intimate atmosphere and subject to approval.

We’re heading to Washington, DC for ClimateTech Connect, happening next week — April 15-16! 🎤 We’re thrilled to be judging the 2025 Pitch Competition in partnership with Miami Insurtech Advocates Hub — supporting the next wave of innovators driving Climate Adaptation & Resilience forward. 🚀 We’re especially excited to support visionary startups making big moves in this space, including 7Analytics (a Pitch Competition finalist), Silurian AI, and Faura (a Pitch Competition finalist) — each pushing boundaries in how we adapt, mitigate, and future-proof our planet. 💡 Stop by our booth and meet the Plug and Play team — Anna-Sophia E. Haub, Stefan Wan, and Rafael Sainz! Let’s make DC the launchpad for bold climate innovation. See you there! 🌱🔥 #ClimateTech #ClimateAction #Adaptation #Resilience #Sustainability #Insurance #Finance #Data #StartupInnovation