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Rebranded Toyota Ventures invests $300 million in emerging tech and carbon neutrality 

TechCrunch

Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota’s standalone venture capital fund, has dropped the “AI” and is reborn as, simply, Toyota Ventures. The introduction of these two new funds, each worth $150 million, brings Toyota Ventures’ total assets under management to over $500 million.

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AppHarvest is now APPH: Rise of the Rest’s First Publicly Traded Company

Revolution

Having the opportunity to learn from the founders you back is by far one of the most rewarding parts of being a venture capital investor. the company’s DNA is wired with an urgency that meets the moment: the United Nations has predicted that by 2050 we will need up to 50% more food to meet a rising population and growing middle class.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. Matt Murphy and Grace Ge, Menlo Ventures Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective?

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Singapore’s InterContinental Energy Attracts $115M Funding from GIC and Hy24

AsiaTechDaily

This infusion of capital is projected to accelerate further the company’s efforts to expand the production and adoption of green hydrogen, a key player in the global transition towards cleaner and more sustainable energy sources. The ultimate goal is to achieve a total installed renewable capacity of nearly 100 gigawatts (GW). .

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ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-powered vision for aviation nets $21.4 million from Amazon, Shell and Bill Gates-backed fund

TechCrunch

The investment came from the Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough Energy Ventures and the Ecosystem Integrity Fund , which led the company’s latest round, alongside previous investors Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, Horizons Ventures , Shell Ventures and Summa Equity. 2050 is one vehicle lifetime away.

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Two European companies are mapping a future service for direct air capture to sequestration of CO2

TechCrunch

The deal could pave the way for a new business that would offer carbon capture and sequestration services to commercial enterprises around the world, if the joint venture between Climeworks and the newly formed Northern Lights company is successful. And the need to find a solution is accelerating. “This awareness. This interest.

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Impact Hub Scaling Green Ventures: Meet The Innovators Accelerating Climate Action

Impact Hub

According to a recent McKinsey report , reaching net zero by 2050 could require a 60% increase in capital spending on physical assets compared to current levels. trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5 As part of our global environmental strategy, Impact Hub is dedicated to supporting green ventures in scaling their solutions rapidly.