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Allocate banks $5M to open up venture capital fund access

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The world of venture capital investing is a relatively small one, and relationship-based to boot. The company, founded by Samir Kaji and Hana Yang in February 2021, is developing an approach to venture capital fund investing that provides a way for investors of any size to participate. Enter Allocate.

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Batteries have become VC and PE’s most electric investment opportunity

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Venture capital firms aren’t unusual in the battery world. Batteries are normally considered a high-risk, high-reward investment; the sort of thing that venture capital is made for. There are myriad reasons why both venture capital and growth equity are diving into batteries. So what changed? Let’s dig in.

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AppHarvest is now APPH: Rise of the Rest’s First Publicly Traded Company

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Having the opportunity to learn from the founders you back is by far one of the most rewarding parts of being a venture capital investor. In response, AppHarvest has plans to launch 12 large-scale greenhouses by 2025. And we would need a second planet Earth to grow the food we need if we continue as-is. and should?—?be

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The grocery industry’s shopping list: Inventory management, frictionless checkout, computer vision

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And venture capital is here for it. Another is that e-commerce’s share of the grocery market is expected to be between 10% and 20% by 2025, Russell told TechCrunch.

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Natives Rising wins backing to help Native Americans into tech and startups

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And out of this data emerges the fact that Native American women are the least likely to benefit from the wealth and opportunity of the tech industry, and of those obtaining computing degrees, only 0.1% of them are Native women. They are also being hit the hardest by inflation right now, as a result.

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Best Buy investing millions in Brown Venture Group, a firm exclusively backing BIPOC founders

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As part of the retail giant’s self-proclaimed mission to better address underrepresentation and technology inequities, the company announced today that it is investing up to $10 million in Brown Venture Group. billion with BIPOC and diverse businesses by 2025. Black and Latin communities were the recipients of just 2.6%

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How social commerce is bridging Southeast Asia’s infrastructure gaps

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Amit Anand is a founding partner of Jungle Ventures and an early pioneer and leader in the development of Southeast Asia’s venture capital industry. trillion industry by 2025 , with the biggest gains being made in Brazil and India. Amit Anand. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.