Yes SF

The Yes SF program with World Economic Forum and Deloitte has been a fantastic opportunity to develop our business on the West Coast!

🌟 Meet Babylon Micro-Farms! 🌟 One of 14 innovators selected for the first Yes SF Urban #Sustainability Challenge. It all started with a bold idea: to grow food where it was never thought possible. 🌍✨ Babylon Micro-Farms embarked on a mission to bring the benefit of sustainable hydroponic farming to everyone who needed it. Today, they are turning this vision into reality by empowering people to grow food anywhere. The mission? To create the world’s largest network of distributed indoor farms, bringing people closer to their food. 🌾🏡 Have a sustainability solution for San Francisco?! We're looking for innovators for our second Urban Sustainability Challenge. Apply now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gaHr2MDq

Meet the Top Innovators driving urban sustainability. Selected as Top Innovators for the Yes San Francisco Urban Sustainability Challenge 2023, these visionary entrepreneurs are pioneering solutions for greener cities. 🔌 itselectric provides affordable curbside EV charging. 🌲 Taro AI offers infrastructure and tree health monitoring with AI. 🔋 POSH Energy creates lithium-iron phosphate battery docks for vehicle use. 🏢 Butlr's AI-powered solution monitors building occupancy to cut emissions. ☀️ Zauben integrates green roofs, solar power, and smart software. 🥕 Babylon Micro-Farms' indoor farming service ensures a consistent supply of fresh produce for businesses and communities. Discover how UpLink is fostering community, connecting innovators with key stakeholders, and helping them navigate the complexities of urban change. Do you have a solution for a more sustainable future? 🇺🇸 The 2024 Yes San Francisco, Urban Sustainability Challenge is seeking innovative start-ups leveraging breakthrough technologies to improve energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, green urban infrastructure, and resource management. Submit your solution on UpLink: https://ow.ly/L7Uj50Tz476 Citi - Deloitte - Salesforce - Yes SF - San Francisco Chamber of Commerce - BuildTech VC - Gensler - At One Ventures - Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy - Congruent Ventures - être Venture Capital - Gehl - Making Cities for People - Good Machine - JLL Spark - Most Likely To - Recology San Francisco Environment Department - Swissnex in San Francisco - Blackhorn Ventures -

Blinked and the last few weeks flew by with Yes SF! Proud to be part of what this team is accomplishing for San Francisco and the model we’re working to build for other cities. This month, we… 🚀 Launched our 2nd UpLink - World Economic Forum challenge (if you’re an entrepreneur with innovative tech for sustainability, apply here: https://lnkd.in/em-wZtuw)! 🏠 Opened a coworking and community space in downtown SF, run by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Learn more about it here: https://lnkd.in/eFxgNfHH 🎤 Hosted a panel and reception with Yes SF Top Innovator itselectric, Deloitte, Salesforce, and WEF leaders at New York #ClimateWeek on how the Yes SF model can be adapted to help make other cities around the world more sustainable, resilient, and equitable. ☁️ Featured multiple Yes SF Top Innovators at Dreamforce (including Butlr, who took home the top prize at Dreampitch!) #entrepreneurs #sustainability #innovation

Attention Renters, Homeowners and Contractors! 🌟 This weekend, the San Francisco Environment Department is hosting the "Life's Better Electric" Electrification Fair! The fair is free to attend and ideal for anyone interested in making their home more sustainable and energy efficient. Event Highlights: ⭐ Educational Sessions: Learn how to electrify your home and reduce your carbon footprint ⭐ Resource Access: Discover financial and technical resources available to support your electrification journey ⭐ City Programs: Participate in FREE city programs designed for eligible residents 📅 Date: Saturday, September 28 🕙 Time: 10 AM - 2 PM 📍 Location: The Women's Building, 3543 18th Street, San Francisco RSVP ➡ https://lnkd.in/gbV2duhg

This is the future I envision in San Francisco and all cities! How very interesting that the five amazing start-ups are all part of our Yes SF program...🤔 #sanfrancisco #nature #cities #biodiversity #greenspaces UpLink - World Economic Forum

The second Yes SF challenge has officially launched! Entrepreneurs in San Francisco, this is a fantastic opportunity. With the launch of the Yes SF HQ and now this second challenge, Yes SF is helping drive meaningful change in the communities where we work and live. Check out the link below to submit your innovative ideas for a more sustainable San Francisco!

Our SF Community ROCKS! Did you know that Tacolicious has an initiative focused on bettering public education? Every Monday for a month, Tacolicious gives 10% of its proceeds to a public school and has given over $1.2 million back to schools across SF! 🌮 Taco'bout a great cause and a great reason to eat out TONIGHT! 🌮 We were unbelievably grateful to feature them as one of our happy hour vendors at our most recent Yes SF Grand Opening. Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gwa-iuu

🌟 We're still so energized from last week's Yes SF HQ Grand Opening! 🌟 The Yes SF Headquarters will serve as a central hub, a welcoming ‘living room’ for downtown, where residents from all neighborhoods can gather, collaborate and participate in shaping San Francisco’s future. Our long-term goal is to contribute to the city’s resurgence by providing a dynamic environment that fosters sustainable innovation, economic growth and community connection,” said San Francisco Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Rodney Fong. 👏👏👏Thank you to all of our partners who made this day possible Brenda's French Soul Food, Boudin, Gumbo Social, Venga Empanadas, La Méditerranée, Humphry Slocombe, Bi-Rite Family of Businesses, Tacolicious, Del Popolo, Gage and Gold, UpLink - World Economic Forum , Salesforce and Deloitte

Excited to celebrate the kickoff of the second Yes SF Urban Sustainability Challenge this week, as well as, feeling grateful to see the new community Yes SF Headquarters in San Francisco! See below for additional information on applying and stop by the new co-working cafe HQ at 220 Montgomery. 🔋♻️🚌 We’re calling for start-ups using AI or other breakthrough technologies to tackle the challenges of renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, green urban infrastructure and resource management facing cities today. Submit your solution for the chance to scale your innovation in San Francisco and join an active local and global innovation community of founders, experts and partners from the private and public sectors. Learn more and apply on UpLink: https://wef.ch/47lUa3c UpLink - World Economic Forum Citi Deloitte Salesforce San Francisco Chamber of Commerce