Unreasonable Group
Unreasonable Group is a for-profit organization that operates as an investment firm, business accelerator, and a global network consultancy. Based in Boulder, Colorado, and with offices in London and New York, Unreasonable invests in scalable ventures that are solving environmental challenges.[1][2] Daniel Epstein is the founder and CEO of Unreasonable Group.
History[edit]
Daniel Epstein founded Unreasonable Group in March 2012.
Overview[edit]
Unreasonable Group runs programs across industrial sectors globally, and actively supports more than 200 companies worldwide that are solving societal and environmental challenges.
Unreasonable Group falls under the flagship of Unreasonable Group, LLC.
Programs
Unreasonable FUTURE
Unreasonable Group partnered with Fossil Foundation, Pearson, and Accenture to launch Unreasonable FUTURE aligning the promise of leading-edge technologies with the future of work and social equity. Unreasonable FUTURE is a multi-year initiative that will bring together ventures with policymakers, serial entrepreneurs, and executives to ensure the future of work is inclusive.
Unreasonable Impact
In 2016, Unreasonable Group and Barclays launched Unreasonable Impact.[3] Unreasonable Impact seeks ventures that have already gained some traction. Opening with an intense two-week gathering, the program brings together the startups' CEOs with a carefully curated group of mentors, leaders, and specialists who are chosen based on the aspirations of the participating entrepreneurs.[3]
Project Literacy Lab
In 2016, Pearson, the education company, collaborated with Unreasonable Group to get Project Literacy Lab underway. A two-week accelerator aimed at ending global illiteracy.[4] It is a joint venture to curtail the global literacy disparity and boost educational opportunities.
Unreasonable Goals
Unreasonable Goals is the endeavor of Unreasonable Group, the U.S. State Department, and multinationals, comprising 16 ventures such as Agrinos[5] that are profitably addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as hunger relief, water preservation, gender egalitarianism, and green energy.[5]
Unreasonable Capital
The early-stage investment fund, Unreasonable Capital, is currently focusing on emerging markets.
Girl Effect Accelerator (GEA)
The Nike Foundation and Unreasonable Group initiated the Girl Effect Accelerator Program. The joint venture was set up specifically to help boost small firms that are helping to improve the lives of the 250 million adolescent girls around the world that the United Nations estimates are living in poverty.[6]
Unreasonable at Sea
Unreasonable Group, the White House, the U.S. Department of State, the Institute of Design at Stanford, and the Aspen Institute, started Unreasonable at Sea for forward-thinking global entrepreneurs.
Recognition[edit]
The Unreasonable Group and Barclays duo was a gold recipient for the Best Environmental or Sustainable Program, The Corporate Engagement Awards CEA (2018).[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The future of farming may be below the soil". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ↑ Acharya, Nish. "The Top 10 Entrepreneurs At The UN General Assembly". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Speeding the Journey from Startup to 'Change the World' Company". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ↑ Hanlon, Patrick. "Pearson And Unreasonable Group Accelerator Teaches Entrepreneurs The ABCs Of Literacy". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Field, Anne. "Unreasonable Group Galvanizes Social Entrepreneurs To Further Sustainable Development Goals". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ↑ "The entrepreneurs helping girls in the developing world". BBC News. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ↑ "Corporate Engagement Awards". www.corporateengagementawards.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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