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Upp wants to add more broccoli to the plant-protein mix using big automation

TechCrunch

based agtech startup that’s using computer vision AI plus farm-sized proprietary machinery to expand crop yields. “They’ve using a depth-sensing camera with the 3D piece in it to determine the size of that head. What is automation good for? Spain and California.

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NJEDA to Host Information Sessions for New Emerging Developers Grant

American Entrepreneurship

March 8, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will host in-person and virtual information sessions to introduce the newly established $20 million Emerging Developers Grant pilot program. Emerging Developers IN-PERSON EVENTS Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – Register at: bit.ly/Emerging

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Eight Ben Franklin TechCelerator Finalists Chosen from Erie, Pennsylvania!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

The eight entrepreneurial teams chosen for the 2024 Erie program represent an exciting mix of products & ideas: Premier Manufacturing – d.b.a Hikes and Hose uses highly sustainable and durable outdoor gear products from recycled fabrics and firehose.

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

TechCrunch

And given the current emphasis on achieving cost efficiency to extend runways in the broader startup ecosystem, it appears investors are open to insurtech startups that can build a sustainable business model, regardless of it including embedded insurance. And their huge customer base could be a competitive edge. That’s a very good question.

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Recruiting and Retaining the Right Executive Talent

Andreessen Horowitz

Talent in 2024. Who are the best search partners to use, and let then letting you and that search firm run with the execution. Are we putting our energy into sustaining those relationships by being there to offer counsel or introductions? How can we help the team get calibrated on the role? Where are we putting our energy?

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Extra Crunch roundup: B2B marketplaces, edtech M&A, breaking into the $1M ARR club

TechCrunch

These articles are only available to members, but you can use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one or two-year subscription. trillion by 2024. “It’s been written over several years, and I’m hoping to use this to inspire a generation of entrepreneurs.” Details here. “It was an impressive comeback.

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Solar Foods wants to replace industrial animal farming with a high-tech protein harvest

TechCrunch

The industrial biotech startup is working on bringing a novel protein to market — one it says will offer a nutritious, sustainable alternative to animal-derived proteins. The product, a single cell protein it’s branding Solein, is essentially an edible bacteria; a single cell microbe grown using gas fermentation.

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