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HPA Announces Acquisition of Portfolio Company Simple Mills by Flower Foods, Inc.

HPA

HPA led the first round of institutional capital in 2014, providing subsequent capital and strategic support to help drive growth and innovation. This mutual commitment to innovation and sustainability has been central to the company’s journey toward this milestone achievement.

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Hong Kong accelerator Brinc raises $30M Series B

TechCrunch

I’ve visited Brinc’s headquarters the last few times I’ve been to Hong Kong, and been impressed with the range of different startups the accelerator works with. I knew the organization primary through its consumer hardware companies — a primary focus when it was founded, back in 2014.

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Three Golden Lessons from My First Failed Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Photo by Startup Stock Photos from Pexels The year was 2014. All of that changed on December 1st, 2014. A team of two young men who shared my passion for a sustainable future. We used this money to double down and accelerate our growth. Real winners use failure as a learning opportunity.

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Helion raises $2.2B to commercialize fusion energy

TechCrunch

Existing investors, including co-founder of Facebook Dustin Moskovitz, Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital and notable sustainable tech investor Capricorn Investment Group also participated in the round. Deuterium and Helium-3 are heated, then accelerated through magnets, compressed and captured as inductive current.

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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

TechCrunch

Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, a venture firm in Seoul argues that emerging climate-tech startups will help big manufacturers do better overall. Sopoong was launched in 2008 by Jaewoong Lee , who co-founded South Korea’s largest internet portal operator Daum Communication, which merged with Kakao in 2014.

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The Heartbeat of Korean Gaming: Pangyo Techno Valley’s Evolution into a Cultural Epicenter

AsiaTechDaily

A recent survey by the Gyeonggi Business & Science Accelerator of 1,642 businesses in the valley revealed that content-focused companies constitute about 10%, with 161 firms in total. This sector has been on an upward trajectory since 2014. It encompasses a gamut of infrastructures pivotal to Industry 4.0,

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Navigating Asia’s Premier Fintech Conferences: Shanghai’s INCLUSION·Conference, Hong Kong Fintech Week, and Singapore Fintech Festival

AsiaTechDaily

In 2012, it surpassed Melbourne, Australia; in 2014, it surpassed Osaka, Japan, and Sydney, Australia; in 2016, it overtook Seoul, South Korea; and in 2018, for the first time, it outranked Tokyo, Japan. Now, Shanghai is poised to become one of the top global financial centers in the world, like New York, London, and Tokyo.