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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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Matt Murphy and Grace Ge, Menlo Ventures Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective? We are active in construction with investments such as HOVER and Fieldwire and believe the entire sector is right for a digital and automation overhaul. About 10 percent of our time.

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

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The fund is commemorating its new identity by investing an additional $300 million in emerging technologies and carbon neutrality via two early-stage funds: the Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund and the Toyota Ventures Climate Fund. . The Frontier Fund is a step outside of mobility.

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New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape

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The report, which included analysis from McKinsey & Company, says its assertions are backed by an acceleration in strong market fundamentals and the impact of the pandemic. The market size of Africa’s digital economy is massive and, if projections go as planned, should top $712 billion by 2050. The continent’s investment story.

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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. “Two-thirds of the fund will be invested in the environment and climate tech, including renewable energy, agri-tech, and food tech, and the rest will go to the information technology industry investment,” Han said.

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Accelerating Sustainable Food Business Solutions to Reshape Our Cities

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The UN predicts that by 2050, this proportion will rise to more than two thirds. Feeding the City Start Up has now worked with 23 early-stage social enterprises, providing business mentoring, practical workshops, direct funding, and access to investment. Networks for change. Photo: Kina Mama. A translocal collaboration is born.

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

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Register Singapore-based InterContinental Energy has secured $115 million in equity investment to advance its mission of scaling up green hydrogen production. “We launched Hy24 to catalyze the development of the hydrogen industry at scale by investing in hydrogen leaders and entrepreneurs,” stated Hy24 CEO Pierre-Etienne Franc.

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Subak, which incubates data-for-climate not-for-profits, announces six startups in 2022 cohort

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Its one-year+ accelerator program is specifically focused on startups that are trying to come up with innovative ways to use and share data to tackle climate change, rather than being more broadly open to climate startups of all stripes (i.e. While the data-for-climate accelerator started in the U.K.,