<ul><li>Former Gates Foundation leader, Alexa Bednarz, raised $1.8 million for her startup Ocean, which produces sustainable bamboo building materials.</li><li>Ocean's bamboo panels are safer, more affordable, sustainable, longer lasting, and cooler than many alternative building products.</li><li>The manufacturing facility in India is scheduled to start construction this month, and Ocean plans to sell corrugated bamboo panels in India and the U.S. next year.</li><li>Ocean's panels are structurally strong, low-cost, and have a paint coating that keeps them cooler, with a lifespan of up to 25 years.</li></ul>

Former Gates Foundation leader lands $1.8M for engineered bamboo building materials startup

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