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Systems are complex, and any effort to improve the food system—for equity and diversity, for sustainability and biodiversity, for nutrition and health—quickly reveals the overlap of these issues. Julie Collins, founder of carbon neutral snack brand Moonshot and Planet FWD, a platform that aims to help other brands in sustainability endeavors, knows these relationships intricately. Prior to these companies, Collins helped launch and grow brands such as Mexicue, Murray’s Cheese Bar and Zume Pizza—where she became the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn company. She has since raised over $450 million in VC funding and is a powerful force in real climate action. Collins is an active angel investor focused on funding female entrepreneurs and BIPOC founders

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