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Environmental, social and governance tracking gets easier with ESGgo

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The product itself is focused on data collection; from the first 50 companies ESGgo spoke to, they learned that there were no tools available. . To fully track ESG impact across a business, the GRI and SASB standards suggest tracking hundreds of data points across the organization.

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Why 2022 insurtech investment could surprise you

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And yet when CB Insights dropped its 2021 fintech data collection , it noted that global insurtech venture activity hit a new high in the year. For insurtech startups, the public-market mess that some of their peers have endured is bad news. billion in capital (again, an all-time record, and a 90% gain over 2020.).

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New data shows how far VCs are pulling back on US Series A, B, and C valuations

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The venture capital market is retreating somewhat from its aggressive 2021 pace, new data indicates. market today, where Carta has the most data and thus the strongest perspective. However, we’ll continue to hunt for data of this sort from the company and its peers as the year progresses. Now, into the data.

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Empowering Entrepreneurs From Underserved Communities with GoDaddy

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Covering business areas from sustainable living to circular fashion, gastronomy to well-being, the program provided participants with mentorships, business skills, one-to-one clinics with GoDaddy experts, and peer networking. Then, check the 2020-2021 New Roots report for some insightful data!

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WHAT IF AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS THE CURE?

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Studies have shown that students who participate in this program feel connected to their school, the teachers, and their peers, and don’t end up socially isolated. It’s estimated that nearly 160,000 children miss school every day because they are afraid to go, and one in ten who drop out do so because of repeated bullying.

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‘How can you understand life if you don’t look at it live?’ — Eikon Therapeutics rakes in $518M

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Moerner developed techniques allowing us to “peer into the nanorealm” inside living cells — a feat that earned the team a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2014. It was such a simple statement, but it was kind of eye opening to me,” Goulburn tells TechCrunch. Hell and William E. The movement of proteins within live cells.

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Neko, Daniel Ek’s next play, is another spin on preventative healthcare

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But dabbling as an investor evidently has not stopped him from wanting to get hands-on too — as one of two co-founders for Neko Health (the other being Hjalmar Nilsonne, whose prior startup focused on energy data analysis). He has also put some money where his mouth is — investing in Swedish telehealth platform, Kry , for example.

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