TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“For too long, battery recycling hasn’t been efficient enough for companies to take advantage of,” said co-founder and COO at Cylib, Gideon Schwich. For this round, 10x Founders also joined. “World Fund only invests in startup technologies that can save at least 100 megatonnes of CO2e annually by 2040.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

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. Fernandez, founder and CEO, Sustainable Ocean Alliance (Seabird Ventures) Climate change is the elephant in the room. We spoke with: Daniela V.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

For Val Miftakhov, the founder and chief executive of ZeroAvia and a serial entrepreneur whose last company, eMotorWerks, was sold to Enel, the flights prove out his thesis that hydrogen power is the answer for the aviation industry. The company said it would expect to complete a long-distance flight of 250 miles within the next three months.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Duolingo CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn has appeared at TechCrunch Disrupt before, but this year was his first time representing a public company. The whole package: How plastics and sustainability startups achieve success. Editor-at-Large Mike Butcher spoke with: Svanika Balasubramanian, co-founder and CEO, rePurpose Global.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Global plastic use is expected to double by 2040 , with most plastic sent to landfills and only 13 percent recycled. Unlike other alternate recycling solutions, Samsara’s process is performed at room temperature and is truly carbon neutral, operating it in a sustainable way, Riley said in the company’s statement.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Without intervention, the United States could be on track to destroy over 50,000 miles of marine habitat by 2040 1 “The investment decision was swift and resolute,” comments Anthropocene Ventures’ Managing Partner, Matthew McGraw. Yet, what truly solidified our commitment is the performance of the founder, Anya.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The amount of plastic pouring into our oceans is set to triple by 2040 , and the bulk of the un-recycled plastic in the world is generated by an enormous industry: consumer packaged goods (CPG). “People want to behave sustainably, but above that, they want products that they love.

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