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Singapore’s InterContinental Energy Attracts $115M Funding from GIC and Hy24

AsiaTechDaily

These regions offer optimal conditions with abundant wind and solar resources, enabling the production of cost-effective green fuels at a large scale, both for domestic consumption and export markets. InterContinental Energy has plans to deliver up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of capacity during the initial phases by the close of 2030.

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Embracing the Circular Economy: One EO Entrepreneur’s Story

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The SDGs are 17 goals and 169 targets to wipe out poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change by 2030. Earth’s population is expected to swell to 9 billion people by 2030. ATM units can be separated into parts and materials enabling their use in new products, displacing the need for new raw materials.

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Singapore-based Telehealth Platform ORA Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding Round

AsiaTechDaily

Charles Wong, founding partner at TNB Aura, expressed his confidence in ORA’s unique approach, stating, “The company’s focus on specialized healthcare verticals, including sensitive topics, combined with its direct-to-patient strategy, has enabled it to stand out in the market.

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Pakistan edtech startup Maqsad gets $2.1M pre-seed to make education more accessible

TechCrunch

Taha Ahmed and Rooshan Aziz left their jobs in strategy consulting and investment banking in London earlier this year in order to found a mobile-only education platform startup, Maqsad , in Pakistan, with a goal “to make education more accessible to 100 million Pakistani students.” “We believe everyone has a purpose.

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EO’s framework for sustainability: How EO will become net positive by 2030

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)’s purpose is to help entrepreneurs achieve their full potential by enabling life-enhancing connections, designing shared experiences and providing collaborative learning. EO aims to amplify the positive through its sustainability strategy. Want to share your story of sustainability?

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Meet Tatiana Glad, our New Global Executive Director

Impact Hub

Our collective strategy Ambition 2030 represents the promise of Impact Hub when I first joined as a member (Impact Hub Islington, 2005). Also, it’s why I started an Impact Hub (Amsterdam, 2008), why I served on the global Board (2015-2018) and contributed through other roles, and why I want to continue to serve the network.

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NJEDA Establishes New Jersey Green Bank to Advance Climate Goals

American Entrepreneurship

The NJGB will make investments through debt, credit enhancements, and other financial vehicles to attract private capital to enable the state to reach its climate goals. About the NJEDA The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) serves as the State’s principal agency for driving economic growth.

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