Innovation Deep Dives
In evaluating potential investments, our Innovation team hosts a webcast series with the founders, CEOs and subject matter experts who are behind pioneering technologies in global opportunity areas. Access the webcast episodes below to learn more about innovative solutions for agriculture, sustainable and circular production, decarbonization, health and more.
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In this Deep Dive, Shai Albaranes, Orbia VP of Innovation & Ventures, speaks with Christofer Mowry, CEO of Type One Energy, about Type One’s work to commercialize fusion energy, the advancements enabling this breakthrough and the potential to deliver sustainable, carbon-free power.
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Direct Air Capture is a vital technology for removing CO2 from the atmosphere to mitigate climate change, but its scalability faces two key challenges: clean energy availability and cost. Early VC investments could yield returns through acquisitions, but significant risks include high costs, regulatory uncertainty and potential for superior emerging technologies.
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In this episode, Shai Albaranes, Orbia VP of Innovation & Ventures, talks with Sharon Handelman-Gotlib, Co-Founder & CEO of Shela Health, about the opportunities in precision healthcare. They discuss how Shela Health is advancing women’s health equity by harnessing multiomics for personalized, proactive and predictive maternal care and lifelong health management.
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Orbia VP of Innovation & Ventures Shai Albaranes sits down with Eric Adamson, CEO of Tortuga, to explore how the startup’s innovative platform is transforming agriculture. Whether harvesting strawberries or applying UV treatments, Tortuga’s technology leverages robotics and AI to boost efficiency, reduce environmental impact and tackle global labor shortages.
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In this episode, Orbia VP of Innovation & Ventures Shai Albaranes talks to Silvec Biologics Co-Founder & CTO Dr. Anne Simon about the devastating effects of citrus greening from Huanglongbing (HLB), a bacterial disease threatening citrus trees worldwide. Dr. Simon explains how Silvec Biologics is developing a novel approach using RNA technology to combat this disease and provide a lifeline for affected orchards.
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Orbia VP of Innovation & Ventures Shai Albaranes talks to Orbillion Bio CEO & Co-Founder Patricia Bubner about the future of food and how Orbillion Bio is producing premium cell-cultured meat. Bubner explains how their technology allows them to efficiently grow premium and exotic meat from animal cells to provide a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional meat production.
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This Deep Dive features Orbia VP of Innovation & Ventures Shai Albaranes and LanzaTech CEO Dr. Jennifer Holmgren discussing how LanzaTech is transforming waste carbon into valuable everyday products. Dr. Holmgren details how LanzaTech’s innovative gas fermentation process uses naturally occurring bacteria to convert waste gases from industrial processes (like those used in steel mills) and other sources into ethanol. This ethanol then serves as a building block for producing sustainable materials including fuels, plastics and fabrics.
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InnerPlant Co-Founder & CEO Shely Aronov joins Orbia VP of Innovation & Ventures Shai Albaranes for our latest Deep Dive to discuss how InnerPlant uses biotechnology to enable plants to signal their needs (such as those for water and nutrients for defense against pathogens) through fluorescent proteins, which can be detected remotely via satellite imagery. This technology allows for precise and timely agricultural interventions that optimize resource use and minimize environmental impact.
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This Deep Dive features Daisuke Sakai, Co-Founder of teamLab and Orbia VP of Innovation and Ventures Shai Albaranes in a discussion about how teamLab international art collective integrates engineering, robotics and design to create interactive, immersive and collaborative museum installations that dissolve the boundaries between people and nature.
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We are always looking for investment opportunities and leadership perspectives corresponding to Orbia Ventures’ focus areas.
Please reach out via the button below if you are a founder with a technology to scale or a story to tell. In 2025, we are looking particularly for climate tech founders who can share perspectives on their technologies and value propositions for the “Innovation Deep Dives” series.