This month Impact Engine Senior Associate for Economic Opportunity Rahul Bhide and MBA intern Ainsley Campbell are exploring the fascinating impact and implications of generative AI in the educational world. "Making learning more active and engaging has been shown to have better outcomes. Generative AI could be used to make lessons and content more customized," they write. But there's also the potential for inaccuracies in the data set the AI is trained on.This month Impact Engine Senior Associate for Economic Opportunity Rahul Bhide and MBA intern Ainsley Campbell are exploring the fascinating impact and implications of generative AI in the educational world. "Making learning more active and engaging has been shown to have better outcomes. Generative AI could be used to make lessons and content more customized," they write. But there's also the potential for inaccuracies in the data set the AI is trained on.
"Carbon removal technologies are likely to play a crucial role in limiting warming to 1.5°C. Cloverly is an API-first marketplace for high-quality carbon credits, enabling businesses to meet their climate goals by offering seamless access to high-quality carbon removal credits from across the globe," Impact Engine Vice President Chris Wu writes.
"Community Health Workers are frontline public health workers who typically share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status, and life experiences with the community members they serve. Pear Suite empowers CHWs to support older adults and individuals in underserved communities by providing culturally sensitive, empathetic care navigation," Impact Engine Senior Associate for Health Equity Sophia Friedman writes.
We're pleased to be included in CTVC's 2023 Climate Tech Venture Cohort. And we're in great company, alongside industry leaders like our portfolio funds Acre, Ara Partners, Carbon Direct, and Ecosystem Integrity Fund.
Food waste fighter Afresh has already made a name for itself reducing grocery store fruit and vegetable spoilage by 31 million pounds so far in more than 40 states. Now it's expanding beyond safeguarding produce to protect meat and seafood at select stores. To start with, grocer customers CUB, Heinen's, and Fresh Thyme have enrolled in the new program which aims squarely at solving one of the largest challenges food retailers face. A recent survey of grocers found that 48% named meat department operation as their biggest headache in 2023.
PosiGen, the Solar-For-All powerhouse, announced a $250 million direct lending infrastructure fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management. The commitment will fuel PosiGen's expansion into new markets around the country to help fulfill their goal of providing residential rooftop solar to low and moderate income families. PosiGen is getting high praise in communities like New Haven Connecticut where local leaders have partnered with the company to extend its reach into neighborhoods.
SameSky Health, the culturally-focused patient care software provider, launched a new AI-powered version of its CultureGuide™. Josh Siegel, CTO says “Our new AI-powered capabilities within the CultureGuide platform enable us to rapidly progress innovations such as cognitive interactive voice response, analyzing context and better understanding inbound voice and texts from health plan members, and accelerating the development of new content using our cultural methodology to create greater personalization around preferences and behaviors.”
Workit Health, the virtual-first addiction recovery provider, was the subject of a peer-reviewed study in the journal Telemedicine and E-Health. Titled "Retention in Telehealth Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Among Rural Populations: A Retrospective Cohort Study," it tracked over 1,800 rural patients in 14 states. Lead author Marlene Lira, MPH, said "Our study provides compelling evidence that telemedicine-delivered treatment for opioid use disorder is remarkably effective in retaining patients in rural areas, revolutionizing addiction treatment across the country."