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

TechCrunch

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. Here’s the problem: the planet is burning, and there’s not much we can do about it.

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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

Of the sub-verticals in construction that tend to cost the most (structural support like concrete and steel or mechanical and plumbing), not many can be automated because of the complexity of the task. We have also staffed our URBAN-X accelerator program with dedicated experts to provide software and hardware support.

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Request for Startups: Climate Tech

Y Combinator

Smarter EV charging for charging networks, fleets, and residential use cases that is price, carbon intensity, and excess solar awareness. Hardware/software to manage the use of bidirectional charging as an increasing share of EVs allow for this option - both for whole-home backup and for grid support at times of peak demand.

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

OurCrowd

Zeepay, a fast-growing Ghanian mobile financial services company, will deploy ThetaRay ’s SONAR platform to help detect and stop financial crime on its network. Data Product Manager for DataLoop (Israel) Fleet Support Manager for Superpedestrian (Baltimore) Associate Practice Lead for Teradata (India). Sign NDA to Learn More.

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Newsletter: Securing water against cyberattack

OurCrowd

Hailo, Lanner Partner to Support AI Applications at the Edge. IXDen was chosen by Israel’s Mekorot water company to protect its network – perhaps the world’s most relentlessly attacked system. This $5M Series A-1 round is being led by Israeli VC firm HIVE 2040 at a pre-money valuation of $11M. seed round. Learn More.