TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

. “World Fund provides a strong climate capability, deep tech knowledge and operational expertise with an extensive network. “World Fund only invests in startup technologies that can save at least 100 megatonnes of CO2e annually by 2040.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 11, 2024

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. Of course, such evolutions breed new challenges, and we need innovation to bridge the gap.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

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. Tech companies of the last few decades have largely focused on industries that can easily be networked and analyzed as a bit-stream (media, finance, etc).

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 9, 2018

– Network. Social media tools like Linkedin and FullContact increases the value of network currency (reputation and access), because people with currency can spend their currency getting to a wider array of influencers. Our industry is highly noisy, and VCs use their networks to filter for signal amidst the noise.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

DroneSeed, having innovated on the (equally outdated) processes on the demand side, decided to go all in and build a new company combining the resources and networks of century-old forestry companies with a new generation of tech.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2022

On-the-ground infrastructure, like vertiports and chargers, is turning into its own business unit, and companies like Archer , Hyundai and Volocopter are exploring ways to integrate air mobility into a city’s existing transport networks. Nikola has come to a resolution with the U.S.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The amount of plastic pouring into our oceans is set to triple by 2040, and most un-recycled plastic in the world is generated by consumer packaged goods. The whole package: How plastics and sustainability startups achieve success. Image Credits: Cavan Images / Getty Images. How Ryan Reynolds mastered authentic marketing.

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