TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Marie Ekeland has unveiled her next act — and it’s a new fund called 2050. With 2050, Ekeland is going back to the drawing board with a different vision when it comes to investment thesis, fund structure and the firm’s own values. As the name suggests, 2050 has a lot of time to think about these issues.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

ESG embodies a company’s commitment to maintaining sustainable business practices, upholding core values, and transparently reporting non-financial performance metrics. Data from the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance highlights a staggering 605% increase in Sustainably-Themed Investing in 2020 compared to 2016.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. For one thing, the processes remain largely manual, with financing in this sector remaining reliant on emails, spreadsheets and documents in a variety of formats. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The new European climate-focused investment firm 2050 , and La Famiglia , a fund with strong ties to big European industrial companies, also participated alongside several undisclosed angel investors from the Bay Area. Corporate sustainability initiatives may open doors for carbon offset startups.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

trillion every year between now and 2050, according to McKinsey. Proptech in Review: 3 investors explain how finance-focused proptech startups can survive the downturn. Many of our portfolio companies offering sustainability solutions also save customers money and improve operational efficiency. A deeper look at proptech.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

There is growing awareness of the need to build capacity to remove CO 2 from the atmosphere to achieve net zero by 2050. Corporate sustainability initiatives may open doors for carbon offset startups. That will be the price range needed to build up the infrastructure and finance it.” Image Credit: Climeworks.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

Countries worldwide have pledged to reduce their energy usage and reach net-zero energy targets by 2050. That’s when the duo pivoted from their first startup — a sustainable architecture crowdfunding platform, called Xquare. million in Series B financing at a valuation of $120 million, Park told TechCrunch. million.

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