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Nearly $4M in Grants to Support Offshore Wind Workforce Training Approved by NJEDA Board

American Entrepreneurship

With this funding, recipients will launch innovative training programs focused on strengthening and diversifying the state’s offshore wind workforce, with a particular emphasis on serving Overburdened Communities. This is another step towards achieving 11GW of offshore wind by 2040 while creating a better future for the next generation.”

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To fix the climate, these 10 investors are betting the house on the ocean

TechCrunch

Just offshore wind alone has the potential to meet global electricity demand by 2040, according to the IEA, which is well in excess of all offshore oil and gas production today. In particular, the philanthropic community is just starting to recognize that there is an urgent need to support efforts to develop ocean-based climate solutions.

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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

They offer “Community as a Service,” by tapping the community (which is scalable), not just their own staff to support their companies. An extreme example of portfolio acceleration is the approach of Y Combinator and the other accelerators. They get in early and cheap with very attractive economics. – Technology stack.

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Female-founded climate and construction tech startup backed by Mark Cuban

American Entrepreneurship

. “Having investors with a global reach, like Mark Cuban and Anthro Ventures on our team is a huge vote of confidence in our mission to regenerate marine ecosystems and protect coastal communities,” says Freeman, a woman entrepreneur taking on a construction tech startup.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Robotics and automation are not only important, but they are also likely the only way to address the challenge of delivering the built environment we need by 2040. Compounding this is the fact that only 3 percent of the construction labor force is Millennial while over 20 percent is approaching retirement.

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

OurCrowd

“The cultured meat sector is one of the most prosperous in the food substitutes industry and is expected to reach a turnover of $630 billion by 2040. Profuse also won first place in the main competition at this week’s FoodTech 2021, Calcalist reports.

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Newsletter: OurCrowd Summit: Early bird offer ends Dec. 1

OurCrowd

Air EV targets the private market and is now accepting pre-orders for its all-electric, two-seater eVTOL, the AIR ONE, which has a range of 110 miles on a single charge at speeds up to 155 miles per hour. Morgan Stanley estimates the flying car market will reach $1.5T OurCrowd has an allocation in Air EV’s current funding round.

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