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Melinda French Gates Sets Path to Empower Women Globally

American Entrepreneurship

As I’ve said many times before, women need to be in a position to make decisions, control resources, and shape policies and perspectives, and I want to accelerate progress toward that vision,” French Gates states. Overall, improvement in women’s health could add as much as $1 trillion to the global economy by 2040.

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Sydney-based quantum sensing startup Q-CTRL raises $25M Series B led by Airbus Ventures

TechCrunch

Q-CTRL , a Sydney-based startup that provides quantum control engineering solutions, announced today it has raised a $25 million Series B led by Airbus Ventures with participation from Ridgeline Partners, Main Sequence Ventures, Horizons Ventures, SquarePeg Capital, Sierra Ventures, DCVC, Sequoia Capital China and InQTel. .

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“Workers are mad and no longer willing to sit idly by being spoon fed ‘we’re family’ b t from bosses:” Logan LaHive is Helping Employees Organize & Collectively Bargain. But Did He Compromise His Own Vision By Taking Venture Capital for the Startup?

Hunter Walk

Logan LaHive: First, the problem… The incredible imbalance of power in workplaces is driving continued acceleration of income inequality, which along with climate, is a top issue facing society today. Frankly, raising capital to work on this problem is and was privilege. Can you help me understand the difference? I don’t know.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. We have also staffed our URBAN-X accelerator program with dedicated experts to provide software and hardware support.

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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

a “Bitcoin Fund”, a “Social Media Fund”, a “Nanotech Fund”), you’re going to raise capital from Limited Partners who are very focused on Theme X. Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. – Network. – Incubating companies.

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From root to crown, Mast Reforestation is regrowing the tree economy for the 21st century

TechCrunch

Mast Reforestation is building a tech-forward forest-as-a-service company that vastly simplifies and accelerates the process of restoring lands lost to wildfires. Forests are in peril not just because of the ravages of climate change, but because the industries that support them remain traditional and under-resourced.

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Newsletter: Medical selfies are the next big thing + Back on the road in Dubai

OurCrowd

ProFuse raises $1.25M for meat growth acceleration tech. IT trailblazer and OurCrowd portfolio company JumpCloud has more than doubled the total amount of capital raised, after adding $225M in its latest funding round, The Register reports. ProFuse raises $1.25M for meat growth acceleration tech. MagniLearn raises $2.8M