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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

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Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Sopoong , a social impact-focused VC, intends to support environmentally minded tech founders in South Korea and Southeast Asia, while building a bridge between Korean conglomerates and startups in the sector. Getting there will be another story.

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

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By that same token, the new Climate Fund seeks to invest in startups that can help Toyota accelerate its goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. Toyota Ventures has been an invaluable partner for Boxbot since they invested in our seed round in 2018,” said Austin Oehlerking, co-founder and CEO of Boxbot, in a statement.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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These changes will create opportunities for founders across the entire stack of computer-aided design tools for architects, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools, and finally integration with 3-D environmental models to understand and design the lifetime impact of the buildings.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Cell-cultured meat, alternative financing, avoiding tech debt

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But a United Nations report estimates that we’ll need to double global food production by 2050 to meet the needs of 10 billion people. Startup accelerators’ definition of ‘value add’ is due for a refresh. Startup accelerators’ definition of ‘value add’ is due for a refresh. Is that useful?

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

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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. “By 2050 everybody wants to be zero emission and net zero. 2050 is one vehicle lifetime away.

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Impact Hub and Goodwings Partner to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere

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Together, we aim to mitigate the negative impact of climate change and help to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming below 2°C by 2050. Christian Møller-Holst, CEO & Founder of Goodwings explains, “Flying, staying in hotels and even eating. To accelerate the transition to a more just and sustainable future.

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Tanso banks a seed for its CO2 footprint software for industrial manufacturers

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it took in last month via an EU innovation grant under the bloc’s EIC Accelerator program. We first talked to Tanso back in fall 2021 when its trio of founders had just nabbed pre-seed funding. We first talked to Tanso back in fall 2021 when its trio of founders had just nabbed pre-seed funding. Tanso nabs $1.9M