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American Entrepreneurship
JUNE 7, 2024
Such a technological accomplishment is only one part of the story—the other is the group of financial backers behind entrepreneur and innovator Mennell. Mennell brings 30-plus years in the energy, bio-products, and environmental sectors with companies that include Cargill, Koch Industries, 3M, and GE. Japan Green Investment Corp.
TechCrunch
MARCH 2, 2023
Tech that serves to conserve the oceans while using it to replace older, more harmful means of generating energy and food seems to be one such opportunity. The open ocean also contains tremendous amounts of energy. But today, it increasingly means tapping the enormous energy represented by the ocean’s winds and waves.
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TechCrunch
JULY 7, 2022
And even though robotics is weathering the current slowdown in venture funding better than other tech sectors, it’s still too easy for innovative inventions to remain stuck in the lab. At Tesla, Werner led the new product introduction team and helped launch the Model S powertrain and Model X.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. Of course I have no crystal ball but if I look at the biggest energy in new company builders these days it seems to me some of the biggest trends are: The growth of sustainability and climate investing Investments in “Web 3.0”
TechCrunch
MAY 9, 2023
Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between. Sessions will include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, S2G, and the City of Atlanta.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 1, 2022
It’s becoming increasingly difficult for green companies to raise money for large-scale innovative projects, mainly because most investors still associate “having an impact” with high risk. This slump is a particularly unpleasant setback for entrepreneurs hoping to advance climate-focused principles and social change.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
We’re looking at a lot of the untapped resources we have here in North America, because we have all of the materials we need for the energy transition, we just don’t have a way to mine them sustainably yet.”. We’re really only innovating on the chemical recycling side of things,” she said. “We’re
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