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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. Of the sub-verticals in construction that tend to cost the most (structural support like concrete and steel or mechanical and plumbing), not many can be automated because of the complexity of the task.

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

American Entrepreneurship

This is another step towards achieving 11GW of offshore wind by 2040 while creating a better future for the next generation.” The provision of wraparound services including transportation, career coaching, and other supports is a core component of the awarded programs to expand access and address barriers to entry.

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To fix the climate, these 10 investors are betting the house on the ocean

TechCrunch

Climate change is a problem important and pressing enough that investors have begun to grasp the opportunities that arise when trying to solve it. Now, they’ve started to cast their nets wider for other, adjacent opportunities. “There are a number of opportunities for increasing the ocean’s ability to store carbon. .”

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NJEDA Establishes New Jersey Green Bank to Advance Climate Goals

American Entrepreneurship

The Murphy Administration has taken significant steps to meet the ongoing challenges of climate change and has set several clean energy targets, including 100 percent clean electricity by 2035,11 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2040, and 50 percent economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030.

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

American Entrepreneurship

Rapidly growing climate and construction tech startup Kind Designs gained the support of entrepreneur Mark Cuban and VC firm Anthropocene Ventures for its $5 million seed round. This has presented a great opportunity to Kind Designs. Early stage climate tech VC firm Anthropocene Ventures also joins Kind Designs’ seed round.

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From root to crown, Mast Reforestation is regrowing the tree economy for the 21st century

TechCrunch

Forests are in peril not just because of the ravages of climate change, but because the industries that support them remain traditional and under-resourced. Here’s the problem: the planet is burning, and there’s not much we can do about it. With wildfire season in the U.S.

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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

They offer “Community as a Service,” by tapping the community (which is scalable), not just their own staff to support their companies. We think there are a lot of opportunities to differentiate by using technology aggressively, e.g., Totem , an investor operating system built by some of my past colleagues at ff Venture Capital. .

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