Steve Agi flagged something this morning that sits at the core of what we build at c51 AI.
Circular economy systems have the biology right. The materials science is largely solved. What's missing is the coordination layer — the intelligence infrastructure that connects material flows, supplier decisions, and procurement signals into something that actually moves.
This is the same problem we see in agri-food, in energy transition, in impact investment: the data exists, the intent exists, but the system doesn't close the loop.
What we're building is the architecture that closes it. Not another dashboard. Not another report. A decision layer that sits between data sources and operational choices — and makes the coordination cost low enough that the circular model becomes the default, not the premium option.
The design problem is solved. The systems problem is next.