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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

Network. Social media tools like Linkedin and FullContact increases the value of network currency (reputation and access), because people with currency can spend their currency getting to a wider array of influencers. Our industry is highly noisy, and VCs use their networks to filter for signal amidst the noise.

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Decentralizing the Electric Grid

Andreessen Horowitz

Currently, we face a critical challenge: our electricity demands — expected to nearly double by 2040 due to factors like AI compute, reshoring , and “electrification” — are soaring, but our grid infrastructure and operations struggle to keep pace. Of course, such evolutions breed new challenges, and we need innovation to bridge the gap.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

The main thing is getting construction companies and contractors to accelerate their adoption of the tech and the labor shortage issue is putting substantial pressure on them to act. We have also staffed our URBAN-X accelerator program with dedicated experts to provide software and hardware support.

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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 replaces penetration testing to uncover security risks on networks both onsite and on the cloud, Lisa Gann reports in the Times of Israel. ProFuse raises $1.25M for meat growth acceleration tech. Your portfolio gets stronger when the OurCrowd network gets involved.

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Request for Startups: Climate Tech

Y Combinator

Recent legislation will also significantly accelerate the existing market trends. Community coordination to encourage whole-block electrification. Smarter EV charging for charging networks, fleets, and residential use cases that is price, carbon intensity, and excess solar awareness. Alternative energy storage systems (e.g.

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Newsletter: Securing water against cyberattack

OurCrowd

IXDen was chosen by Israel’s Mekorot water company to protect its network – perhaps the world’s most relentlessly attacked system. Its software-only technology predicts and rapidly detects cyberattacks and sensor problems, allowing network operators to take timely corrective action. Learn More. UAE: Gateway to half the world.