This food brand is bringing pantry staples to the table from sustainable farms in South America and Europe. The company — co-founded by Sarela Herrada WG25 and her husband, Matt Cohen — sources organic products from farmers who practice regenerative agriculture. Translation: They restore the land through activities such as crop rotation, carbon sequestration, and composting-preservation efforts that could benefit future generations. SIMPLi’s partners include farmers in Spain who make olive oil, bean producers in Argentina, and chia seed growers in Paraguay. Its products can be found across the U.S. in stores such as Giant, Whole Foods Market, and Publix.

Lunr is gently guiding consumer brands to the shelves of major retailers. Co-founded by Michael Hoffman WG98 and Andy Cox WG98, the fintech company provides financing for early-stage consumer brands; success stories include a candy product, 1UP, that went from YouTube sensation to the aisles of Walmart and Five Below. The Lunr team prides itself on providing more than just capital to budding entrepreneurs, offering data-driven insights and retail expertise from those who know the ins and outs of the industry. According to Hoffman, as of June, Lunr had raised about $20 million in funding.

This new venture is helping successful mid-career women reimagine what work can look like. Started by Tennessee Watt WG26 while she was at Wharton, Moonlight Club is developing a biweekly newsletter and quarterly salons in New York and Philadelphia for women seeking to cultivate side businesses, portfolio careers, fractional consulting, and other independent pursuits. Featured recently by Business Insider, Watt aims to foster a community for women from fields such as tech, finance, and strategy. In connection with the venture, she is also launching Moonlight & Company, a consultancy for brands navigating the creator economy.

When it comes to energy, what’s old can be new again. CEO Prabhdeep Sekhon WG23 leads Eclipse Energy, which uses abandoned oil fields to produce hydrogen. The best part? No drilling required. The company’s method sits at the intersection of microbiology, engineering, and geoscience. In short, Eclipse sends microbes down to do the job: As the tiny organisms eat the leftover oil, hydrogen is released and floats to the surface. The company was named Overall Hydrogens Solution of the Year for 2026 by the CleanTech Breakthrough Awards, and its innovative technology has been featured in the Los Angeles Times.

Frustrated with the harmful materials used in tableware, Rachel Wexler C09 W09 created a more family-friendly solution: Recette. Wexler, a mom of two, kept kids in mind when working with a chemical engineer to create such items as BPA-free bowls and forks made of stainless steel, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Product design is a priority for Wexler, who has a background in fashion. This is evident in a limited-edition line of placemats — a collaboration with journal brand Quiet Your Mind that features a pattern of joyful images such as teddy bears with encouraging messages like “I am brave.”

The winner of the 2026 President’s Innovation Prize at Penn, Serpent Robotics co-founder Margaret Zhu W26 is prototyping a remote-controlled robot that trims trees. The roughly two-foot-tall robot travels up ropes thrown into trees by workers, who then guide it to reach and cut branches. The goal is to keep humans safely on the ground while the robot takes the risks. Prior to receiving the $100,000 Innovation Prize award, the Serpent Robotics team was a finalist in the university’s Y-Prize competition, won $20,000 through Venture Lab’s Startup Challenge, and participated in Venture Lab’s VIP-X accelerator program.

Doctors’ visits can be overwhelming, but Kin ensures that you don’t miss critical details. Co-founded by Arpan Parikh WG20, this free app listens during appointments and turns conversations into easy-to-read summaries with key takeaways and next steps. Users can share their Kin record with loved ones and caregivers so everyone stays informed. In May, the company announced $9 million in seed funding and named GoodRx co-founders Doug Hirsch and Trevor Bezdek as founding partners and executive chairmen.

Instead of fearing AI, some publishers are taking action. That’s the idea behind Cloak, developed by Rishi Ambavanekar ENG29 W29 and Tyler Sacharow C29 with the goal of combating digital plagiarism. Cloak encrypts text — from online articles, PDFs, even screenwriting software — so that humans can read it while rendering it useless to AI scraping. And for clients who don’t mind the copycats? The founders offer an option for publishers to opt in and get paid each time a large language model uses their work for training. Cloak won the $75,000 Perlman Grand Prize for Venture Lab’s 2026 Startup Challenge.