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Republic California Wildfires — Startups Fundraising For Climate Change
With orange skies scaring the Bay Area and smoky air preventing outdoor activities, it only seems natural that 2020 would be the year the world burned. Yet, the intense wildfires in California, Colorado, and Australia are not just a mark of the chaos that is the year 2020, but rather a serious call to action to fight climate change.
Our gratitude goes out to the brave first responders and residents that are being affected by the fires in the American West and everywhere that fire threatens livelihoods. While we cannot stand beside them in the blaze, we can leverage the Republic Venture Partners & community to find startups that will help us overcome the climate challenges of 2020 and beyond. Check out these innovators in the field of earth science and disaster planning and response.
3 AM Innovations created a tracking system that will help firefighters be more aware of their surroundings in the thick of the fire. A wearable device is able to find, sense, link and learn about their surroundings before pushing it to an application that is able to send data in real time. The data gives…
