{"id":4363,"date":"2022-11-18T02:07:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T07:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havenearth.biz\/2022\/11\/18\/prize-winning-pitches-for-hemp-building-companies\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T02:07:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T07:07:28","slug":"prize-winning-pitches-for-hemp-building-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havenearth.biz\/2022\/11\/18\/prize-winning-pitches-for-hemp-building-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Prize-Winning Pitches for Hemp Building Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mattie Mead of Hempitecture, Inc. poses after winning $500,000 for the company at the Grow NY pitch. Photo courtesy Linkedin<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Global Fiber Processing <\/p>\n

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Americhanvre <\/p>\n

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\"Hemp
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Hemp Build Network <\/p>\n

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Texas Healthy Homes <\/p>\n

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South Bend Industrial Hemp <\/p>\n

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By Jean Lotus<\/em><\/p>\n

A million here, a half-a-million there \u2014 hemp building companies are coming to the attention of investors and pitch competitions as the industry becomes more visible. Here\u2019s a roundup of some of the most recent hemp building companies that are winning entrepreneurial and tech competitions.<\/p>\n

HEMPALTA raises $1M<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just this month, Calgary, Alberta-based HEMPALTA processing company completed a $1 million equity crowdfunding campaign<\/a> on FrontFundr with 45 investors, including existing shareholders. HEMPALTA, a company that started in early 2022, now offers building quality hemp hurd<\/a> for the US and Canadian construction market. CEO Darren Bondar called sustainable hemp building a process that\u2019s \u201cdisrupting environmentally destructive products\u2026This product for the U.S. residential construction sector can supplement our business in the U.S. market,” Bondar said in a statement. <\/p>\n

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Calgary, Alberta-based HEMPALTA staff pose for a promotional photo during a crowdfunding campaign that raised $1M. Photo courtesy of Facebook.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Graymont
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Graymont Ltd. <\/p>\n

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\"Piece
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Piece by Paz Engineer <\/p>\n

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\"Homeland
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Homeland Hempcrete <\/p>\n

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\"HempStone
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HempStone <\/p>\n

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Hempitecture wins $500K<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile in New York, Mattie Mead, founder and CEO of Idaho-based Hempitecture, Inc., on Nov. 16 won $500,000 in the Grow NY<\/a> pitch competition co sponsored by Cornell University\u2019s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. This year, 385 start-ups applied from 52 countries, and only 20 finalists were selected, Hempitecture among them. The competition was awarded companies in food and agriculture that were \u201cearly-stage, and have a scalable business model.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sativa Building Systems wins tech elevator pitch contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zach Popp of Wittenburg, WI-based Sativa Building Systems had only 90 seconds to summarize his prefabricated hemp building panel system, but it was succinct enough for judges to proclaim him the winner.<\/a> Popp didn\u2019t win big bucks at the Wisconsin Technology Council\u2019s Elevator Pitch Olympics, but he did get a chance to show off his company to a panel of venture-capital investors.<\/p>\n

Hempcrete stood out among competitors pitching high-tech computer apps and AI technology. In fact \u201cit\u2019s so low tech, it\u2019s been around for hundreds of years,\u201d Popp said in an interview with HempBuild Mag. \u201cA lot of investors want something that is cutting edge technology. Hemp has been underutilized, but has real potential if we can get some market adoption,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Zachery Popp poses in his Wittenburg, WI-based manufacturing facility for Sativa Building systems. Photo courtesy Zach Popp.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"DON
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DON Processing <\/p>\n

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\"US
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US Hemp Building Assn. <\/p>\n

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\"Stuc-Go-Crete
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Stuc-Go-Crete <\/p>\n

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\"Hemp
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Hemp Traders<\/p>\n

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Hempitecture, Inc <\/p>\n

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\"Hemp
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Hemp Today <\/p>\n

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\"HEMPALTA
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HEMPALTA <\/p>\n

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\"Sativa
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Sativa Building Systems <\/p>\n

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Midwest Hemp Council <\/p>\n

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Wolf Jordan <\/p>\n

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