Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 2, 2024

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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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Based in Bali, Indonesia , Stilt Studios specializes in creating sustainable and modular homes. Looking ahead, Stilt Studios is set to venture into constructing its maiden commercial office building, a project scheduled for early 2024. The injection of capital will fuel the startup’s expansion across international markets.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In 2024, a number of new EU regulations are expected to come into force, which will tighten the obligation of electric vehicle manufacturers and resellers to recycle batteries at the end of their natural lifespan. The lead investor of this round is World Fund, while previous investors include Vsquared Ventures and Speedinvest.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

If you don’t have a sustainable approach you shouldn’t do it,” Fritjofsson told TechCrunch. “We Since the global pandemic started over 18 months ago, consumer behavior toward purchasing groceries online became more regular and is expected to grow to $190 billion by 2024. Image Credits: Martie. For me, this is brilliant.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2024

May 1, 2024) – Yesterday, Governor Phil Murphy, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) joined company leaders to cut the ribbon on HAX, LLC’s newly constructed United States flagship headquarters located at 707 Broad Street in Newark. This really is a truly unique place.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

The global market for consumer packaged goods apps is forecasted to reach $15 billion by 2024. The company raised an undisclosed seed round in 2019 from Bonfire Ventures, Daher Capital, DN Capital, Next47 and Salesforce Ventures. Joining DN Capital in the round were Bonfire Ventures, Daher Capital and Next47.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The NJIEF is unique to New Jersey because of its self-sustaining model, designed to create a continuous loop of investment and mentorship,” said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. The NJIEF, launched in 2022, is a groundbreaking tool to increase access to strategic resources and venture capital in New Jersey.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2023

Equatorial Space Systems’s breakthrough in rocket propulsion holds the potential to lower barriers related to safety, cost, and sustainability that have traditionally impeded the adoption of space technologies. The first launches of the Dorado rocket are slated for mid-2024.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

According to estimates from PitchBook, venture capital and angel investment activity has declined since 2021, with a 40 percent reduction in the amount of companies receiving investment and a 50 percent decrease in investment funding.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

Automated Workplace Coaching Platform Triples Revenue, Expands Services to Further Help Organizations Maximize Employee Talent Cincinnati, OH – March 27, 2024 – Cloverleaf , the leading automated coaching technology designed to bring out the best in workers and teams, announced today that it has secured a $7.3

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Notably, Pangyo Techno Valley hosts eminent gaming entities, including Nexon, NCsoft, NHN, Smilegate, and Neowiz, alongside emerging gaming ventures. Sustainable growth in gaming is being championed through initiatives like the Gyeonggi Global Game Center and the Gyeonggi Game Academy, driven by the Gyeonggi Content Agency.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

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. But investors are being careful to not put all their eggs in one basket.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 16, 2024

Ventures with underrepresented founders will compete for share of more than $130,000 in cash grants, plus mentoring and connections. WILMINGTON, Del. This year’s categories are Early Stage , FinTech , Life Sciences , Environmental Impact and Delaware Impact , reflecting Delaware’s evolving innovation and industry landscape.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

Other investors that chipped in include Canadian pension fund OMERS, Decarbonization Partners, private equity firm Riverstone, Vsquared Ventures and Moore Strategic Ventures. Group14 appears to be targeting production for Porsche battery packs in 2024. million or so in venture dollars and government grants.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

According to a survey from the National Venture Capital Associations (NVCA), venture capital investments have quadrupled across the United States over the past 10 years, but those increases are not true for startups with women or racial minorities as their founders. Seelaus & Co.,

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 28, 2024

In the last decade, the total number of venture backed software M&A by count has remained relatively constant. The black line shows the linear trend across US venture backed companies with disclosed values of $50m or more. What drives the acquisition market of startups? It’s the big deals. X 2015 20.1% - 2016 43.0%

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

Business #3 (Scale): The only job is to create a growing but sustainable business. Businesses that are scalable like startups, but at the same time they are a well-oiled machine, sustainable, not super risky. Great VCs love founders who can build a scaling, sustainable business. to grow their business.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 31, 2023

This new venture is expected to create over 2,000 job opportunities there. The facility that is targeted for completion by the first quarter of 2024, will house 24 data hall suites, mechanical and electrical rooms, office space, as well as storage and parking facilities.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Popple had recently left Proterra and had joined G2 Venture Partners. As G2 Venture Partners wrote in its remembrance of Popple: “Ryan embodied entrepreneurial spirit and devoted his life to creating a better future. million in funding led by Dynamo Ventures with participation from Wollef Ventures and Zenda Capital.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Existing investors also participated, including Barclays’ Sustainable Impact Capital, CDP Venture Capital, Invitalia, Novum Capital Partners and 360 Capital. The round was co-led by Eni Next, the corporate VC arm of Italian energy giant Eni; along with Neva SGR, the VC company owned by European banking group Intesa Sanpaolo.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

In a galaxy far, far away : If you’re a Star Wars fan, Disney+ will debut a new series called “The Acolyte” in 2024. Alex went unicorn IPO hunting and came back with a list of names, saying, “The first group of upcoming potential unicorn IPOs is shaping up well.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2023

million in a Series A2 round led by Blue Bear Capital and HSBC Asset Management with participation from Riverstone Holdings and Capnamic Ventures. million in pre-seed and seed funding round led by Augment Ventures with participation by Accion Venture Lab, TMV, Overton Venture Capital and Refashiond Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2021

As nations around the world race to reduce their environmental footprint and embrace more sustainable methods of production, finding a way to remove carbon from the metals business will be one of the most important contributions to that effort. One startup that’s developing a new technology to address the issue is Boston Metal.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

New and existing investors, including Tarsadia Capital, Citius, Arago Capital, Foundation Capital and Quiet Capital also participated in the round to bring Jüsto’s total venture capital investment to date to over $250 million. billion industry by 2024, up from $95.8 Meanwhile, the online grocery industry in the U.S. billion in 2020.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2023

There was a lot to talk about this year, and investors and founders sure did share their thoughts freely with us in our surveys. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Talent in 2024. Starting with where the world is today: talk to us a little bit about venture’s lens on talent and how does a venture talent partner assess talent? Are we putting our energy into sustaining those relationships by being there to offer counsel or introductions? And how are you thinking about 2024?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

trillion by 2024. Even so, according to Merritt Hummer, a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, “B2B marketplaces cannot simply remain stagnant, serving as simple transactional platforms.” Today, she’s the first Black woman — and the youngest person — to be promoted to partner at Google Ventures.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

That’s why technologies coming from companies like Malta , an energy storage technology developer that just raised $50 million in new financing, are attracting attention and venture capital investment. The company is currently working on its first commercial scale plant, which it expects to commission in the 2024 or 2025 time frame.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

After a decade-long bull run, many venture capital funds have found themselves holding overvalued shares of companies whose IPO prospects have been either eliminated or significantly delayed. Greater geopolitical tensions around Taiwan The case for US venture capital outperformance by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Dairy, in particular, has its problems, as recreating the “creaminess” without using real cream isn’t easy — and existing dairy-free solutions such as coconut oil or palm oil aren’t all that sustainable from an environmental standpoint. “We will start doing test launches in 2024 in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

The seed round was led by Astanor Ventures and followed on by a group of investors, including XAnge, Blue Horizon and Nucleus Capital. As I noted already this week , alternative proteins is a hot space attracting both startups and venture capital. This is Brandes’ second venture in alternative protein.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

The judges for the pitch-off – Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator) on day one; and Sven Strohband (Khosla Ventures), Victoria Beasley (Prelude Ventures) and John Du (GM Ventures) on day two – largely thought Swyft Cities had a good direction and a very capable team.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 15, 2024

Furno’s oversubscribed round was led by Energy Capital Ventures (ECV) and joined by O’Shaughnessy Ventures, Cantos and Neotribe. Vic Pascucci, managing general partner and co-founder of Energy Capital Ventures, outlines the impetus behind investing in Furno. “As

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Hub-and-spoke : “Trade wars, military conflicts, the rise of e-commerce and sustainability concerns are driving changes to supply chain networks and trade flows,” Kyle writes. GreenStars : Techstars unveils sustainability-focused acceleration program in Paris, Romain reports. The cool parts? Startups and VC. Carly has more.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Modular , a startup creating a platform for developing and optimizing AI systems, has raised $100 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst with participation from GV (Google Ventures), SV Angel, Greylock and Factory. “We’re already seeing instances where there is not enough compute capacity to meet demand.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The money came from Lightspeed Venture Partners and GGV Capital with additional funds contributed by Dell Technologies Capital, TechAviv, J Ventures, Cerca, Unusual Ventures, Silicon Valley CISO Investments and individual investors CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz and Microsoft chairman John W.

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