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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

The traditional answer of most VCs to the question of “edge” is a combination of the said and the unsaid. What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise. Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. This model certainly makes sense.

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Batteries have become VC and PE’s most electric investment opportunity

TechCrunch

For the better part of a decade, VC firms and growth equity funds have plowed nearly $42 billion into battery technology startups across almost 1,700 deals, according to an analysis by PitchBook and TechCrunch. And if the risks from battery startups are tough for VCs to stomach, then it’s an even harder pill for growth equity to swallow.

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World Fund joins $128M bet that quantum can deliver climate breakthroughs

TechCrunch

World Fund, a newcomer in climate-VC land, is taking the lead in a $128 million round for IQM , with hopes the Finnish quantum computing company will one day deliver carbon cuts by the megatonne. World Fund and IQM’s other investors have also implicitly endorsed the idea via their checkbooks.

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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. Zach Aarons, MetaProp VC Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective?

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

American Entrepreneurship

Early stage climate tech VC firm Anthropocene Ventures also joins Kind Designs’ seed round. 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.

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

TechCrunch

Fresh VC money is drying up and there aren’t likely to be more new entrants into the space. 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. Crystal ball says… More e-bikes will hit the shared micromobility space.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Here’s everything you missed at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

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. Alex Wilhelm and Anna Heim have spent a lot of time unpacking this year’s staggering venture capital numbers, but they ended the week with a look at the value of startups eschewing VC.