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Pangyo Techno Valley: Pioneering Global Urban Air Mobility Solutions

AsiaTechDaily

Chosen companies receive support, including a 40-80% rent subsidy, public laboratories, indoor drone testing grounds, and meeting rooms, enabling them to concentrate on technological advancement. Regulations were relaxed, and test sites were created, enabling industrial companies to conduct test flights. trillion in 2040.

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Japan’s Terra Drone lands $70M Series B funding to accelerate global expansion 

TechCrunch

There’s an urgent need for a global air traffic management solution to enable safe and efficient drone and urban air mobility (UAM) operations, and Terra Drone aims to be the leading player building the digital infrastructure in the sky.” . trillion by 2040, according to Terra’s IR deck. .

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ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-powered vision for aviation nets $21.4 million from Amazon, Shell and Bill Gates-backed fund

TechCrunch

For corporate investors like Amazon that have committed to decarbonize by 2040, the innovations and industry adoption can’t happen quickly enough.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Robotics and automation are not only important, but they are also likely the only way to address the challenge of delivering the built environment we need by 2040. Nearly two years ago, we set up our first credit fund to provide products like asset and project finance and built out financial tools focused [on] asset-enabled businesses.

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Sydney-based quantum sensing startup Q-CTRL raises $25M Series B led by Airbus Ventures

TechCrunch

The latest funding will support hiring staff and enable new data-as-a-service markets powered by quantum sensing, founder and CEO of Q-CTRL Michael Biercuk said. Q-CTRL’s vision has always been to enable all applications of quantum technology. To date, the company has raised more than $43 million (60 million AUD) in total capital. . “Q-CTRL’s

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Female-founded climate and construction tech startup backed by Mark Cuban

American Entrepreneurship

Without intervention, the United States could be on track to destroy over 50,000 miles of marine habitat by 2040 1 “The investment decision was swift and resolute,” comments Anthropocene Ventures’ Managing Partner, Matthew McGraw. The company is producing the world’s first 3D-printed Living Seawalls that serve as artificial reefs.

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The Station: TuSimple loses the driver, Nikola settles and transpo predictions for 2022

TechCrunch

Imagine a smart helmet with an augmented reality-enabled visor, pointing out directions for you or enticing you into the nearest coffee shop with a floating coupon! The move represents an important landmark for FedEx in its stated goal to have an all-electric delivery fleet and be carbon neutral around the world by 2040. The f&%!,