Future Greens

What a brilliant turnout for our new menu launch at Firth Hall today. We had a wonderful time chatting with so many of you - including the fantastic team at Future Greens, a local sustainable farming company who supply some of our key ingredients. It was also great to hear such glowing feedback on our food! Big thanks to all who attended! #catering #events #hospitality #sheffield

Our CEO David Dixon giving a short presentation on our circular urban farming concept 🌱💡♻️ Tune in to hear more about our tech, mission and team 👀

Thrilled to share Future Greens won the Regional Final of Tech Nation Rising Stars🎉 We're in the top 6 of over 400 innovative early-stage UK startups 🤯 This means that in June we'll be representing North England at the Grand Final at LONDON TECH WEEK 2024, pitching in front of the legendary Tej Lalvani from Dragon's Den 🐉 Thanks to the amazing judges Richard Faulkner, Joe Hills, Kimberley Turner, Edward Twiddy for the sharp questions and useful feedback We're gearing up for the next round ✊😉 David Dixon, Alastair Roper, Alexander La Fleur 👏

How great was it to see the return of the Sheffield Digital Showcase this week? Share your highlights in the comments 👇 Massive thanks to our speakers: ⚡ Katie Steele, Founder of Cheribim - 'Data for hard problems' ⚡ Jono West, Co-Founder at Mobile Power - 'Fighting Climate Change in DRC using Battery-Swap Technology' 🎤 Daniel Camilleri, Founder at BOW ⚡David Dixon, Co-founder and CEO of Future Greens - 'Circular Urban Farming' ⚡Dan Rawley, Marketing Manager at Evoluted | Certified B Corp™ and lead organiser of Sheffield DM Thank you to Sheffield Technology Parks for the wonderful event space, and to Chris Dymond for hosting. 📸 Photo by James Morris #techevents #digitalshowcase Emma Marshall

Proud to announce that Future Greens have been selected to join Tech Nation's prestigious Climate Programme for 2024! 🚀📢 This is a fantastic opportunity for us to be a part of a community of innovative climate tech companies revolutionising the fight against climate change 🌱💡 Arda Biomaterials, Bioataraxis Ltd, Really Clever, OTTAN, Glowb, KleanDrive Ltd - KleanBus Ltd, Zedify, Metris Energy, Again, Bower Collective, Dizzie, PACT, Adamo Foods, STRAW INNOVATIONS LTD, Sustained, Seafields Solutions Limited, natcap , Provenance, Spruce, Carno, Furbnow, PES Technologies, Preoptima We are thrilled to collaborate with Tech Nation and fellow founders in achieving environmental impact at scale. 🤝🌎 Stay tuned as we embark on this incredible journey. There’s lots more to come 🌿💚 Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/e7urchrK

Had a great visit to Company Shop in Barnsley last week Their impressive operations redistribute surplus and save tonnes of edible food from going to waste ( 45,000t in this year alone! ) It was interesting learning about the sources of waste in food manufacturing and online retail, and discussing a potential partnership. Huge thanks to Gary Stott, Executive Chairman of Community Shop, for the warm welcome and giving us a tour of their headquarters

Yesterday we held the Emerge Showcase Awards Launch and what a special time it was! Here's a flavour of what happened. We heard from guest speakers Gabrielė Barteškaitė, a recent Sheffield graduate about how she started and is now scaling her business Future Greens and from Emma Marshall about the wide array of support on offer to startup founders across Sheffield and South Yorkshire. We were also privileged to have a fireside chat with Sheffield alumnus, Clive Humby OBE as he shared his story of founding the Tesco Clubcard and what it takes to grow a globally recognised company. Matthew Charlton, Enterprise Manager at The University of Sheffield officially launched the Emerge Showcase Awards that will take place in April 2024 and will be supported by Santander UK Universities. Matt also opened the Future Founders Fund - a series of equity-free grants available to University of Sheffield students to explore, develop and launch a startup. Please see our webage for more details and to apply. The event was also open to staff members. Thank you for your support Yasmin Knight, Helen Smith, David Forrest, María Fernanda Velázquez de la Paz, Sarah Stanley, Philip Strafford, Robert Langley, Katy Whitfield, Andreea Huidan, Hannah Jordan #emergebeenterprising #universityofsheffield #startups #fundingopportunities #challengeledbusinesses #madetogether

Our November issue heavily focuses on the topic of sustainability, and continuing on from her explanation of ways our businesses can be more eco-conscious, Kate Hill from Simoda Limited celebrates the trailblazers from across South Yorkshire who are leading the way when it comes to being sustainable. Featuring Future Greens, Sheffield Action on Plastic, Evoluted and Oyster. Phil Turner

Meet Gabrielė and David, the dynamic duo behind Future Greens. Their passion for agriculture, AI and computer science led them on an extraordinary journey to generate resilience in the food system. Through flooded basements and the rising energy crisis, they have landed on a solution to grow fresh produce from food waste.   What sets them apart? Their lettuce has a negative carbon footprint of minus 38kg CO2e compared to conventionally grown lettuce. This transformation happens thanks to their innovative approach to integrate anaerobic digestion with vertical farming to capture energy, CO2e and fertiliser from organic waste: 🥦rescuing food waste from the brink of incineration and landfills 💡using 100% self-generated renewable electricity to power the controlled growing system 🥬growing pesticide-free produce all year round 🚛whilst cutting down on food miles when compared to imports We are thrilled to announce that Future Greens has successfully closed their pre-seed funding round! Excited as as they embark on the next chapter of their journey! 🚀💚. Carbon13 have been supporting Future Greens growth through the Venture Launchpad programme which is now open for applications until 16th October (link in comments) #innovation #startups #BarclaysEagleLabs

Can you spot our team? 👀