“Instead of talking about doing a startup, you just go out and do it.” 🐮🚀 MOFarm, a student startup born in SCET’s Regenerative Ventures course, made University of California, Berkeley history as the first team to place in the ACC InVenture Prize Competition, earning second place and a $10,000 prize. The team is building a model that pays dairy farmers to capture and sell methane emissions, turning a major climate challenge into economic opportunity. Their momentum reflects the power of interdisciplinary collaboration, hands-on learning, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Berkeley. From Collider Cup to Berkeley SkyDeck and Big Ideas, MOFarm’s journey shows what can happen when student innovators build bold solutions with real-world impact. Read the full story:https://hubs.li/Q04c5f7T0 Tom Blake Zac Gibson Ethan Foong Ibrahim Noon Rana Kanaan #SCET #climatetech #studentinnovation #entrepreneurship #ucberkeley
MOFarm Wins 2nd Place in ACC InVenture Prize Competition
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