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The first Black woman to co-found a billion-dollar startup, Collins built Zume Pizza into a robotics unicorn, then pivoted that entrepreneurial credibility into Planet FWD, a carbon management platform helping major CPG brands track and cut emissions across complex supply chains.
Julia Collins is the Founder and CEO of Planet FWD, a carbon management platform for the consumer products industry, and the Co-Founder of Zume Pizza, the robotics and food technology company.
Collins made history as the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn startup when Zume was valued at over $1 billion. With Planet FWD, Collins is building software that helps consumer brands measure, reduce, and communicate their carbon footprints-an increasingly important capability as consumers, investors, and regulators demand climate transparency. The platform serves major CPG companies seeking to understand and reduce the environmental impact of their products across complex supply chains. Collins has been named to Fortune's 40 Under 40, Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, and Inc.'s Female Founders 100. Her career arc from food technology to climate technology demonstrates how entrepreneurial expertise can be redirected toward the most pressing challenges of our time. Her work at Planet FWD addresses the growing corporate demand for carbon accounting tools.
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