ÜbrLocal

An online marketplace and collaboration tool for urban food production. Think of it as an Etsy for the urban food economy.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Food and Beverage
  • Location Seattle, WA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2013
  • Employees 0
  • Website seattle.ubrlocal.com

Company Summary

ÜbrLocal is a Fledge alumni, and is in the early stages of addressing the needs of the urban food system. We believe a healthy urban food economy can be an engine for local job growth, community resilience and public health. ÜbrLocal seeks to incentivize this economy by creating the online and offline tools necessary for a collaborative and viable food movement. We believe an urban food economy is essential to a local sustainable food system.

Team

  • Liz Smith
    Co-Founder

    Liz Smith has 5+ years experience working on various community development projects, pioneering a community garden movement, and farming alongside small-scale organic farmers across the US. She is pursuing a Sustainable Systems MBA from the Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI), has a Certificate in Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems from BGI, and a BA in Political Science.

  • Kamal Patel
    Co-Founder

    Kamal Patel has 6 years experience as a corporate account manager and talent acquisition manager for the interactive design space for Fortune 500 companies. He has been a freelance multidisciplinary designer for the last 10 years. He has a bachelors of Arts and Graphic Design, a certificate in Sustainable Business from the Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI), and a certificate in Permaculture Design. He currently serves on the BGI Alumni Board.

Advisors

  • Nicholas Wolfe
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed
    Sunny Patel
    Accountant
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Fledge Co
    Unconfirmed

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