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Jo Blundell

Jo Blundell

CEO, CarbonCrop

I am proud to lead an early-stage venture that is using technology to tackle some of the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Our purpose is to accelerate climate resilience, restore biodiversity, and promote sustainable land use with a platform that powers the delivery of high-integrity, nature-based carbon solutions.Before joining CarbonCrop, I spent over a decade leading teams delivering SaaS products that helped SMBs save time, make money and do what they loved doing. I also founded New Zealand's first eCommerce platform that connected sustainable producers with conscious consumers and worked in FinTech and FinServices across the UK and Australia.In addition to my role at CarbonCrop, I am also actively involved in investing in and mentoring early-stage start-up teams and founders, particularly those with a social or environmental impact lens. My expertise spans product management, sales, marketing, and operations at start-up and scale-up stages.Specific disciplines of experience include revenue strategy, product management, product marketing, digital marketing, people leadership, channel strategy, direct marketing, communications strategy, partnership management, brand development, customer experience, community building, ethical, environmental, and socially conscious business, angle investing and startup mentoring.Whether it's building businesses, investing in emerging ventures or meeting founders focused on using cutting-edge technologies to address environmental challenges, I am always eager to have a yarn and connect with others doing interesting things in the startup community.