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Marie Ekeland launches 2050, a new fund with radically ambitious, long-term goals

TechCrunch

Marie Ekeland has unveiled her next act — and it’s a new fund called 2050. With 2050, Ekeland is going back to the drawing board with a different vision when it comes to investment thesis, fund structure and the firm’s own values. As the name suggests, 2050 has a lot of time to think about these issues.

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Banyan wants to unlock financing for a (more) sustainable future

TechCrunch

When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. trillion per year investment gap in renewable infrastructure that is required in order to meet our net zero targets by 2050.

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InnerPlant grows with new John Deere-backed millions for sustainable farming

TechCrunch

The world is headed for a food shortage by 2050 as its population increases, so anything to make it easier for farmers to grow food will go a long way. That’s what InnerPlant founder and CEO Shely Aronov is trying to do with her startup that uses plant physiology to gather loads of data to make farming more efficient and sustainable.

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TRIREC, INNOPOWER team up for $100m green energy fund

AsiaTechDaily

Register Singapore-based venture capital firm TRIREC and Thai energy innovations company INNOPOWER announced today the formation of Energy Ignition Ventures, a $100-million growth-stage fund aimed at promoting decarbonisation initiatives.

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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 Our aim is to provide the necessary support for green ventures in our pipeline to succeed.

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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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Scaling green ventures: meet the innovators accelerating climate action

Impact Hub

Scaling green ventures: meet the innovators accelerating climate action In a world echoing with the urgent call for environmental change, the Impact Hub Network is committed to supporting innovative green ventures for a brighter tomorrow. trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5 The total investment needed amounts to $9.2