Mar 29LabGenius: Leading the AI Search for Protein TherapiesThe path that led James Field to found the biotechnology company LabGenius, began decades ago when he was a small boy playing in the back garden of his North London home. There, as he turned over stones and poked things with sticks, Field fell in love with the natural world…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Mar 22Embedded Finance: The Clue to InclusionIt can be easy to take access to the financial system for granted-storing money in a bank and knowing it’ll be there when you need it, paying with a credit card, buying insurance. Current banking crisis aside, these are things most of us can count on. However, this is not…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Jan 24Say Hola to HowdyHow Howdy Corrals Top LATAM Talent Johanna Jaramillo Quiceno-who goes by Leidy-was sitting at home one evening in Medellin, Colombia, watching a movie with her boyfriend Andres, when during a lull, he started telling her how much he loved his new job. It was at Howdy, a workplace hiring startup based in Austin, Texas, that connects…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Published inWorld Positive·Jan 910 Healthcare Predictions for 2023The pandemic ebbed and flowed in 2022. It changed how patients interact with healthcare, strained the finances of health systems, and burned out medical professionals. 2023 will be a year of opportunity to respond to these stressors. …Healthcare4 min readHealthcare4 min read
Published inWorld Positive·Jan 610 Fintech Predictions for 2023If 2021 was the golden year for fintech fundraising, with $130 billion invested in financial services startups, 2022 was the year of the major pullback. In the year ahead, fintechs will focus on profitability and building trustworthy, more personalized financial products. Companies that tackle enduring problems like improving transparency, personalization…Fintech3 min readFintech3 min read
Published inWorld Positive·Jan 510 Food & Wellness Predictions for 2023In 400 BC, Hippocrates wrote that we should let food be our medicine. Those words are the perfect harbinger for food and wellness trends in the year ahead. Apt Adaptogens: Expect to see these helpful herbs showing up in a wide range of foods, from your morning coffee to your…Food3 min readFood3 min read
Published inWorld Positive·Jan 410 Climate Tech Predictions for 20232022 was a big year for Climate Tech, particularly in the U.S. The Inflation Reduction Act, also known as the Climate Bill, was a shot in the arm for investors at all stages. This national support joins seemingly unstoppable global momentum. But what emerges from the flood of money, and…Worldpositive3 min readWorldpositive3 min read
Published inWorld Positive·Dec 13, 202210 TechBio Predictions for 2023Forecasting is a tricky business. Experts often get it wrong, but it can help form a distinct point of view and strategy. At Obvious, predictions help us understand how trillion-dollar industries might be reimagined in a world positive way. We foresee the coming year will be one of convergence in…Worldpositive3 min readWorldpositive3 min read
Published inWorld Positive·Dec 5, 2022The Clean, Quiet Trucking RevolutionForum Mobility’s mission to electrify a huge industry you’ve never heard of — By Emily Brady On a recent weekday morning, the Port of Oakland was humming. A giant ship had just docked with thousands of containers stacked aboard like giant Lego bricks. The Bay Bridge and San Francisco skyline loomed in the distance. …Climate4 min readClimate4 min read
Published inWorld Positive·Nov 28, 2022Generative AI That Saves LivesBringing Generative AI into the healthcare stack can deliver extraordinary possibilities — By Kahini Shah Let’s start with the basics. Oversimplified, machine learning (ML) tasks can be broken down into three categories of capability: Worse: Not as good as a human Good: As good as a human Great: Better than a human More specifically, a new class of ML for language-Large Language…Healthcare4 min readHealthcare4 min read
