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. 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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funders energy sustainability opportunity 89

TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

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.

innovation 95

innovation financing finance networking 95

David Teten VC

JANUARY 9, 2018

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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VC venture capital accelerator investing 68

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 11, 2024

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.

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energy construction accelerator innovation 139

American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Rapidly growing climate and construction tech startup Kind Designs gained the support of entrepreneur Mark Cuban and VC firm Anthropocene Ventures for its $5 million seed round. Early stage climate tech VC firm Anthropocene Ventures also joins Kind Designs’ seed round.

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construction startup VC entrepreneurs 52

Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

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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construction investing investment opportunity 259

Y Combinator

DECEMBER 15, 2022

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. To support the transition we need a lot more charging infrastructure. EVs are now over 5% of new US sales and growing 60% year over year.

energy 97

energy startup construction transportation 97

OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Data Product Manager for DataLoop (Israel) Fleet Support Manager for Superpedestrian (Baltimore) Associate Practice Lead for Teradata (India). Morgan Stanley estimates the flying car market will reach $1.5T OurCrowd has an allocation in Air EV’s current funding round. Sign NDA to Learn More. Tech investment still drives Israeli economy.

health 36

health investing investment technology 36

Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

We build organizing software for unions and labor orgs — a customizable and private platform for Organizers to support workers all the way from interest / onboarding through to submitting union authorization cards. Will these same groups every formalize for segments like engineers? Next question. The trends and data are quite clear.

venture capital 65

venture capital ventures capital mix-use 65

OurCrowd

JUNE 6, 2021

Hailo, Lanner Partner to Support AI Applications at the Edge. This $5M Series A-1 round is being led by Israeli VC firm HIVE 2040 at a pre-money valuation of $11M. Hailo, Lanner Partner to Support AI Applications at the Edge. UAE: Gateway to half the world. Congratulations to our friend President-elect Herzog. seed round.

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incubation opportunity technology investing 78