Integrated support from a founder

I'm Aaron Nesser, a former founder who took a seaweed-based textile from a grad school idea to Series‑A.

Now I help founders do the same: build the product, sharpen the story, and get funding to succeed and grow.

Many founders have to either do it themselves, or coordinate an unruly team of specialists. I've been there. With me, you get a Swiss Army knife, sharpened by experience, delivering nimble operational excellence, across science, design, manufacturing, PR, and fundraising, with zero operational overhead.

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Aaron Nesser

By the Numbers

10+ yrs

Building science-driven startups

$30M+

VC funding Raised since 2016

12+

Funding rounds completed

Material samples developed with Keep Earth Company

As Seen In

“The most potential for innovation is found between information silos.”

It's a Material World Podcast

“If designer and biologist Aaron Nesser ’11 has his way, your next pair of tennis shoes won’t last thousands of years in a landfill.”

Kiernyn Orne-Adams, Beloit College Magazine

“Global Grad Show Success Story AlgiKicks by Aaron Nesser, Pratt Institute”

Dubai Design Week

“Seaweed Sneakers Look Fly, Could Help Save the Environment. The pitch: Just-in-time degradability”

Brad Jones, Futurism

“AlgiKnit’s seaweed-sourced materials could mend the textile industry’s toxic habits”

Kate Park, Techcrunch

“How Can Nature Help Us Shape the Future of Materials?”

Prattfolio

Writing

More writing in Notes from Earth

Awards

  • Finalist, Tech-Crunch Extreme Tech Challenge 2022
  • Finalist, Index Awards 2021
  • Winner, Global Maker Challenge, MBR Initiative for Social Prosperity 2020
  • Social Entrepreneurship Fellow, Wild Gift Foundation 2019–2020
  • Winner, Postcode Lottery Green Challenge 2018
  • Winner, National Geographic Chasing Genius Award 2017
  • Winner, Class Top Merit Award 2017
  • Winner, Pratt Circle Award 2017
  • Awardee, Verizon Challenge, worth $25,000 2017
  • Awardee, NYU Media Lab Grant, worth $25,000 2017
  • Science Sandbox Fellow, Newlab × Simons Foundation 2017
  • Tek-Tiles Smart Textiles Research Fellow, Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator 2017
  • Winner, Biodesign Challenge 2016
  • Winner, AATCC Foundation Student Research Support Grant 2016

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Let's build something.

Tell me about where you are and where you want to go. First conversation is always free.