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Melinda French Gates Sets Path to Empower Women Globally

American Entrepreneurship

As I’ve said many times before, women need to be in a position to make decisions, control resources, and shape policies and perspectives, and I want to accelerate progress toward that vision,” French Gates states. Sabrina Habib , works to improve access to quality, affordable early childhood care in East Africa’s low-income communities.

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Decentralizing the Electric Grid

Andreessen Horowitz

Currently, we face a critical challenge: our electricity demands — expected to nearly double by 2040 due to factors like AI compute, reshoring , and “electrification” — are soaring, but our grid infrastructure and operations struggle to keep pace. But scaling hundreds of gigawatt-hours of batteries will also require expanded supply chains.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

The main thing is getting construction companies and contractors to accelerate their adoption of the tech and the labor shortage issue is putting substantial pressure on them to act. We have also staffed our URBAN-X accelerator program with dedicated experts to provide software and hardware support.

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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. An extreme example of portfolio acceleration is the approach of Y Combinator and the other accelerators. – Incubating companies. They get in early and cheap with very attractive economics.

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Nearly $4M in Grants to Support Offshore Wind Workforce Training Approved by NJEDA Board

American Entrepreneurship

With this funding, recipients will launch innovative training programs focused on strengthening and diversifying the state’s offshore wind workforce, with a particular emphasis on serving Overburdened Communities. This is another step towards achieving 11GW of offshore wind by 2040 while creating a better future for the next generation.”

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Newsletter: Medical selfies are the next big thing + Back on the road in Dubai

OurCrowd

ProFuse raises $1.25M for meat growth acceleration tech. ProFuse raises $1.25M for meat growth acceleration tech. The startup, part of OurCrowd’s Fresh Start FoodTech Incubator , is accelerating the growth of meat and muscle cells, helping companies in the cultured meat industry increase production. MagniLearn raises $2.8M

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Request for Startups: Climate Tech

Y Combinator

Recent legislation will also significantly accelerate the existing market trends. Community coordination to encourage whole-block electrification. Given longer, hotter, dryer fire seasons, this extreme behavior is accelerating: as one example, 18 of the 20 worst fires in California history have occurred in the last two decades.

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