TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Food production is both energy and water-intensive (“fun” fact: agricultural irrigation uses 70% of water worldwide ) and with the global population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050 , it strikes me that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to use a bit less water to grow our food.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Old-school systems probably didn’t quite do it for old-school oil and gas investments, but they damn sure don’t cut it for newer, greener, more sustainable technologies. This, Banyan hopes, will enable its customers to rapidly grow their sustainable infrastructure portfolio and help to close the estimated $3.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

It wants to help to drive investment in technology needed to decarbonise energy grids through 24/7 energy tracking. EnergyTag : Another energy-focused startup with a mission of accelerating the shift to renewable energy. 5 areas where VCs can play an outsized role in addressing climate change.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Epic investment. The full list of (known) backers include lead investor Molten Ventures (formerly Draper Esprit), Tencent, 2050 Capital, Alumni Ventures, Aster Capital, Entrepreneur First, InQtel, and the mighty Epic Games, which also happens to be a Hadean customer. A virtual world as illustrated by Hadean Image Credits: Hadean.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In its original guise, Papaya was mostly about enabling the management of existing EV and LEVs, but its overarching objective is to help companies transition from traditional fossil-fuel burning vehicles to emission-free alternatives. .” ” Papaya dashboard. Bringing down emissions.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

“The first basic need is to have an infrastructure to enable information to flow more easily,” Liljendahl argues. “Then we make sure the information is shared with super transparency — who’s shared it, when, and so on, so you can also trace back.” And we are super happy with that.”

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 18, 2022

About 430 million people suffer from moderate to complete hearing loss worldwide, a number expected to rise to about 700 million by 2050. Hearing loss can significantly impact multiple aspects of life, including the loss of the ability to follow spoken conversations. Ascend is based in Oklahoma City, OK.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 19, 2020

The UN predicts that by 2050, this proportion will rise to more than two thirds. Technological leaps have enabled many (though by no means all) of us city-dwellers to sustain ourselves adequately, despite breaking our traditional connection with agricultural life. This is where the seed for the Feeding the City incubator was planted.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Investment in European micromobility businesses quadrupled since 2020 compared to 2018-2019, and that really may be the space to watch considering Europe has far more dense cities than the U.S. Hummingbird partnered with engineering firm Prodrive to create a plant-based e-bike called the flax Hummingbird.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 20, 2023

According to a recent McKinsey report , reaching net zero by 2050 could require a 60% increase in capital spending on physical assets compared to current levels. The total investment needed amounts to $9.2 trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5 trillion annually allocated to low-emissions assets and enabling infrastructure.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 10, 2023

Impact Hub Network Global team Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to a recent McKinsey report , reaching net zero by 2050 could require a 60% increase in capital spending on physical assets compared to current levels. The total investment needed amounts to $9.2 trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

The round is led by Chris Sacca’s climate focused Lowercarbon Capital fund, with participation from Passion Capital, Giant Ventures and firstminute Capital, as well as the founders of companies including Revolut, Monzo, Infarm and Unity investing in a personal capacity. “I think this is the thing that gets us all super excited.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

And while the accelerator says it only looks at founders when investing in startups, not sector, category or idea, more money in the pipeline may be empowering enough to attract a different cohort of founders. That’s a whole lot of potential mouths to feed; seafood consumption is poised to nearly double by 2050, per researchers at Stanford.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

With this investment, we will expand our reach and further integrate AI solutions across the industry. Meeting the Demand for Sustainable, Locally Sourced Materials With global demand for wood projected to triple by 2050, Cambium is well-positioned to lead the transition to a more sustainable and efficient supply chain.

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