Pop-Up Farming Pods to Help Colonizers Grow Crops on Mars
As a nerdy, nature-loving kid growing up in France, Barbara Belvisi daydreamed about life on other planets: giant domes filled with lush plants and exotic flowers like the ones she’d painted on her bedroom walls. But adult life beckoned: She studied finance and business and built a career investing in “deep tech”—VC speak for companies whose progress relies on innovations in science or engineering.In 2014, she cofounded Hardware Club, an investment firm dedicated to physical, connected products and robotics. Now, she’s…