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

TechCrunch

It also will continue to invest in developing its quantum control for quantum computing and quantum sensing for acceleration, gravity and magnetic fields, Biercuk added. Q-CTRL and Quantum Machines team up to accelerate quantum computing. To date, the company has raised more than $43 million (60 million AUD) in total capital. . “Q-CTRL’s

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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. – 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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Request for Startups: Climate Tech

Y Combinator

Recent legislation will also significantly accelerate the existing market trends. Lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, manganese, and other rare earth metals are in increasingly short supply as demand scales up – the demand for lithium alone is estimated to grow between 13-42x by 2040.

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Newsletter: Securing water against cyberattack

OurCrowd

This $5M Series A-1 round is being led by Israeli VC firm HIVE 2040 at a pre-money valuation of $11M. It is “an opportunity like no other,” Meron, a veteran of IBM, the World Bank and the Boston Consulting Group, tells AgFunder News. The pandemic has accelerated the evolution of frictionless shopping and contactless experiences.