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

Revolution

rang the opening bell on the NASDAQ stock exchange, signifying the start of their new chapter in life as a public traded company after successfully completing a merger with Novus Capital Corporation. 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.

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Innovative businesses that support local communities

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Juliana has dedicated herself to supporting the environment and developing a vision to “generate an ecological and sustainable awareness through a new form of design.” World Bank experts say that without urgent action, global waste will increase by 70 percent of current levels by 2050.

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Hopper raises $170M and partners with Capital One on a new cardholder travel booking portal

TechCrunch

Canadian travel startup Hopper has raised a $170 million Series F round, led by Capital One. banks and credit card company is also coming on board as a strategic partner, to launch Capital One Travel, which is the first instantiation of Hopper’s new B2B platform, Hopper Cloud.

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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. 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. Is there a creed in venture capital?

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EO Impact Day: ‘Reimagine Success’ for your business and the planet

Entrepreneurs' Organization

. • “If the world needs to be net zero by 2050, all of us must start today. It’s about our own determination in making capitalism work for everybody.”. • “Please join the Race to Zero. It is our moral imperative to do it now. The world is aligning. Every business, city, investor, school, university and club is invited to join.

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IFC launches new platform to bolster digital economy in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan

AsiaTechDaily

This will be used to strengthen venture capital ecosystems and invest in early-stage companies in order to address development challenges through technological innovations in climate, health care, education, agriculture, e-commerce, and other sectors. But despite all these, growth potentials remained enormous across these regions.

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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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