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Andreessen Horowitz backs Synonym’s bio-manufacturing facilities

TechCrunch

This means focusing on hiring across our design, engineering and finance teams to lay the foundations for our first facility break-ground and accelerate our outreach for strategic partnerships across the value chain.”. On the investor side, the company said it is building an underwriting model to provide ESG investment opportunities.

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How social commerce is bridging Southeast Asia’s infrastructure gaps

TechCrunch

Social commerce doesn’t silo our retail experiences from the rest of our lives; rather it leverages the power of community and connection to create opportunities in everyday life through social networks. At the heart of Southeast Asian culture and approach to life is a community that is interwoven into the fabric of everyday life.

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In the race for tech talent, the US should look to Mexico

TechCrunch

The global tech sector is booming, and as technologies like cloud and AI accelerate their growth, the demand for tech talent outpaces supply globally. is the increasing focus on software as a service and broader digital transformations across industry sectors, which have accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the U.S.

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CodeSignal secures $50M for its tech hiring platform

TechCrunch

Sloyan said the company has not yet touched the money it received in its Series B, but wanted to jump at the opportunity to work with Nina Achadjian, partner at Index Ventures, whom he had known for many years since their time together at Google. It is rare to see a company accelerate growth at the stage they are at.”.

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13 investors say lifelong learning is taking edtech mainstream

TechCrunch

What opportunities are fading as the space matures? We are still not driving enough people to competency whether in prek12, higher ed or workforce so the opportunity remains vast. Pre-COVID, it was estimated that as much as 1/3 of the US workforce would need to change jobs by 2030. How has edtech’s boom impacted your dealmaking?

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Impact Hub and UNDP collaborate to support social entrepreneurship policy development in Jordan

Impact Hub

The program successfully contributed to providing entrepreneurship opportunities to more than 200 vulnerable community members and entrepreneurs with social impact. We believe that young social entrepreneurs have a key role to play in contributing to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”. About UNDP Jordan.

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Women entrepreneurs breaking barriers for a sustainable future

Impact Hub

Accelerate 2030: supporting groundbreaking women innovators. Furthermore, women entrepreneurs face challenges derived from patriarchal societal and cultural norms that cut across geographies. “Women belong in the kitchen” – I was raised in this culture and many still believe this.