We strive to make our planet healthier by replacing chemicals used in conventional agriculture with all-natural solutions long favored by organic producers.
Iowa #Innovation Challenge awards $81,000 to UI startups
65 businesses shared their innovations ranging from UI students to UI faculty and staff. #entrepreneurship#intheCorridor
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Happy Wednesday! Check out this quote from #UIVentureSchool alum, Mahdi Eghbali, founder of VerdiLife. Learn more about Venture School and apply at https://t.co/dqRfGrDVhR.
.@Verdilife strives to make the Earth a healthier planet by replacing agro-chemicals with all-natural solutions. They produce an organic fertilizer & pesticide called “wood vinegar” with an environmentally friendly technology. @EntreFEST@iowajpec
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Founder of @Verdilife, Mahdi Eghbali is tapping the market in the U.S. for wood vinegar. All he needed was a little support, mentorship, and funding to get his company started – all of which Iowa JPEC provided. Read more about Mahdi & his experience here: https://t.co/2Kut4P9LpC
Congrats to Founders Club business @Verdilife for winning the 1st place grand prize of $50,000 at the Megawatt Venture Competition! Founder Mahdi Eghbali is earning his PhD in economics, and has been invited to pitch at the National Cleantech UP competition!
Congratulations to the 2018 MegaWatt Ventures winners: VerdiLife, @uiowa, 1st Place and $50,000; HYPower Solutions, @NCState, 2nd Place and $15,000; and SkyNano, @VanderbiltU, 3rd Place and $10,000. #MegaWattVentures
Congrats to all the @uiowa students who competed at the Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition today! Two of the three top awards went to Founders Club student businesses - both Speeko and Verdilife were awarded $5,000🏆💸